are workmans compensation nightmares the same all over the U.S.?
353919
First of all, both employer and employee pay into each states workers compensation benefits fund.  This is also called in some states, State Disability Insurance.  I do believe that in most states, the employer's portion is more than the employee's.  When you are injured on the job, it is the employer's responsibility to file an injury report and to assist the employee in filing an injury claim.  The employee will be paid benefits, based upon tables, an amount to assist them in meeting their basic expenses.  This amount, truly, is too low, and just might offset some minor expenses.  You should be coordinating your compensation/disability claim with your employer's human resources department.  But remember, in filing a claim, you are dealing with State Employees.  Not all of them are anxious to work, or to help you out.
431808
What you just said would be good enough reason. If there are unsafe work condition, then that gives the potential for people to get hurt. That is a lawsuit waiting to happen. How bad are the work conditions? If I were I would take it up with the Better Business Bureau if it is serious enough..but if you have already quit, I don't understand why you need another reason?
916792
Given your background info, it is advisable for you to contact a lawyer who specializes in workers comp. You may have a case for getting some relief.\n\ncc
934590
Yes.  We have one guy that wouldn't know the truth from a lie if it bit him in his butt.  Got several people who don't pull their weight, so the rest of us have to cover for them.  We have a salaried manager who gets friendly with hourlies, only these hourlies are the ones who don't work, like to play and talk rather than work, and those that think the system owes them.
150627
You question makes no sense as written. I THINK are you trying to aske if any employer with withhold your wages if a customer fails to pay or the employer's services.  In California, the answer would be no and the I suspect the law is probably the same is most, if not all of the other states.
832896
Experienced...YES, unless you were a horrible employee.\n\n:)\n\n==========================
666020
I am both a licensed insurance agent and the manager of accounts receivable for a large disaster-restoration company in Florida. I love my work...it's hectic, stressful and crazy, but I wouldn't trade it!\nI won't be doing this for the rest of my life, though.\nI plan on getting my adjuster's license soon. Then I'll work some CAT duty (catastrophic duty) and retire early!\n\nThanks for asking and have a great day!
842030
Depending on your particular concern, you will need to contact different government agencies.\n\n- Unfortunately, receiving "low pay" is not illegal in itself, unless you were paid below your state's prevailing minimum wage or not paid for the hours you worked (among others).  As others here have stated, contact your respected labor board (if applicable).\n\n- If you have safety concerns (accidents, unsafe working conditions, violations) contact OSHA - http://www.osha.gov/html/Feed_Back.html\n\n- If you have health concerns (unsanitary work environment, unsafe handling of food) contact your state's respected Department of Health authorities (as I understand, you may also contact OSHA)\n\nYou may wish to inform this board of your state of residence and examples of violations to allow others to give you more detailed information.
579388
well i am sure this is some good but I am unaware of it. All I know is that the unions break the law constantly. You cannot fight them, you cannot win. And chances are you will break your neck if you try to reach for the brass ring they will dangle in your face. I assume you are a worker that will be directly affected by this vs someone like me who just works in the office, right ? Ask yourself this: DO you ever want to be self-employed ? IF the answer is yes, you are going to have a hard time being in the union's system.
744290
No...but most are getting that way. I hate to say it, but the bosses that are jerks had to become that way due to the employees before you. 30+ years ago the workforce was interested and placed the family as number 1 priority, today they don't care so much about the family as long as you showed up for work when your scheduled and be on time on top of it!!! However...employees abused that to the degree that different corporations were losing money as well as putting a strain on the employee due to people calling in. I know it's unfair to treat great employees the same as the other employees who are not as good, but if you give to one you got to give to all. I work for the state in the nursing field, and where I work the facility use to pay for employees to go school to get their LPN/RN or even a phyc degree as long as they stayed at the facility for 5 years. They stopped paying for schooling about 8 years ago when a employee went to school to get his RN degree...after he got it he quit and went to another facility...to make it short...he got a free degree and the state ended up paying it all!!! So they stopped paying for continuing in schooling. Life in getting that way in general...we are paying for the other persons mistake! We don't want to get involued....we know of people doing things wrong all the time, but we don't want to say anything (including myself). I know people driving around without licenses/insurance, shoplifts and I know people abusing free services as well...the bottom line why my car insurance is high, is because I'm paying for the ones that don't have. If I'm going to Walmart to buy something...I'm paying for the ones that steals, cause if nobody steals the price would be lower then what it is now. So the bottom line is that bosses will almost have to be jerks...not because of you personally, but because of the ones before you.
686366
If it is a simple wage/hour dipsute like failure to pay overtime, then you need to go to the state labor board.  The exact name will vary form state to state.  In California, we have the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, which is part of the Department of Industrial Relations.\n\nIf the claim is related to a discrimination issue (i.e. men getting paid more than women for the same work), then you would contact the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and/or your state's equivalent agency.
947748
It's workers compensation and employers resent it because their premiums rise.\n\nUnfortunately there is probably a statute of limitations problem. The limitations period for fraud -- which this may be, since she reported it -- is usually six years. It would be hard to argue that the limitation was tolled by her being lulled (technical terms) for 10 years.\n\nThat's why labor unions are so important. She would never have been allowed not to seek medical care. And if she did seek such care, there may be a malpractice case -- and its limitations period would be different (but doubtless also past -- still, worth checking).\n\nMy back was hurt when a wooden chair collapsed under me in a Holiday Inn last year. Their insurance company is about to reimburse me for nearly $10,000 in medical expenses and I'm seeking reimbursement for three months in bed and pain for the rest of my life. I would have laughed (if the pain would have let me) at anyone telling me not to pursue it. (I have medical insurance, but that has deductibles and co-pay.)\n\nP.S. My daughter went to the hotel and photographed the chair a week later. They'd actually glued the clean break of the wooden leg where it meets the seat! It would be a good punitive damages case if I could get it in a USA court. Stupid hotel. Cheap chair. Here's the photo: http://tinyurl.com/y5wp36 (It isn't obvious in the picture but the leg broke clean off and they just glued the jagged parts together with white wood glue.)
248145
Ha Ha Ha, there isn't any Workman's comp. I was hurt for over a year, and I filed for Workman's comp because you have that right to, but they wouldn't pay for anything. The Deal is now since the president made the new you can't sue any one law. This was at the top of the list. The provisions only protect the companies from you the employee from suing them. You would only receive 2/3 of your original wages anyway. You will have to get a lawyer to pursue it, and they are going to take part of the recovery. This was the plan to keep people from filing. You would end up with nothing in the end, and most likely sued by someone over medical bills. I had to go on Medicaid to be able to seek medical help for my injuries, and not be sued by the hospitals and doctors. Crazy "HUH", I still haven't gotten anything from Workman's comp today. It has been almost 2 years.
901515
I have been a workers' comp. paralegal for 20 years - IN VIRGINIA.  Here you are entitled to 2/3 of your weekly pre-injry gross wages if you cannot work at all.  If you can work light duty and you have a wage loss, then you are entitled to 2/3rds of the difference between what you were making before you got hurt (average weekly wage gross) and what you are earning after the injury.  BUT-laws vary widely from state to state.  I'd go to Ask.Com and look up the California Workers' Compensation Commission or Industrial Commission.  All states have these websites and I'm sure the info. that applies to you is on there.  Good luck, and I hope you are better soon.
37440
Your state may have a workers' compensation commission - call them.  Ordinarily a claim for compensation is filed with them first.  You should be able to find an attorney that works on a contingency fee (no fee unless you win).\n\nIf you're an employer, contact your workers' comp. insurance carrier.
1000502
LOL! No matter where you work, I don't think "fairness" exists. Not to bum u out, but this world is going to hell in a handbasket. Nobody seems to care about anyone else but themselves anymore. I suppose in this day & age we're lucky to even get a job, let alone worring about "fairness".\n   Things are not what they used to be, and now with the housing market the way it is, it's very iffy if the average working middle-class can afford to survive on 2 incomes, let alone 1, like back in the day when people cared for one another.\n   Unfortunately, I suggest if you get/have a job you like, but feel u aren't being treated fairly, but it's paying the bills, bite your toungue!
1009768
It depends on the state.   In general they are not guaranteed the same job, though some states require "comparable" work.  If there was an industrial injury, there is often light-duty work before the employee is ready for his or her old job.\n\nIn most cases, employment is at will, and the employer can re-assign or terminate employees at any time unless there is a contract to the contrary.