"Issues" upon return to work...

[jumpman23]

Good idea.
Google:
lawyers flock ups

You got a better idea dude? lmfao. Come on dude, your retired you know these idiots will do anything to screw you over, you know that, not cool man and you know it. They will bone you in a heartbeat and leave an employee crippled and not have a care in the world. NOT COOL AT ALL AND I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD HAVE A LIL COMPASSION FOR SOMEBODY, wouldn't expect that same supervision peckerhead attitude from you now that you are no longer there dude. Just sayin , you know im speaking the truth about them.

 

[Catatonic]

You got a better idea dude? lmfao. Come on dude, your retired you know these idiots will do anything to screw you over, you know that, not cool man and you know it. They will bone you in a heartbeat and leave an employee crippled and not have a care in the world. NOT COOL AT ALL AND I WOULD THINK YOU WOULD HAVE A LIL COMPASSION FOR SOMEBODY, wouldn't expect that same supervision peckerhead attitude from you now that you are no longer there dude. Just sayin , you know im speaking the truth about them.

Swoosh!
tHINK ABOUT IT dUDE

You said, "Get a lawyer, and google Lawyers who have won lawsuits against UPS..."

I said, "Google: lawyers screwed ups" as in "Lawyers friend'ed UPS"

PS - I agreed with you.

 

[jumpman23]

Swoosh!
tHINK ABOUT IT dUDE

You said, "Get a lawyer, and google Lawyers who have won lawsuits against UPS..."

I said, "Google: lawyers screwed ups" as in "Lawyers friend'ed UPS"

PS - I agreed with you.

Cool, your ok dude, always thought that, CHEERS DUDE lol

 

[jumpman23]

You know its really a shame that they are like the way that they are. Most guys and gals just want to do their jobs, work hard and go home to their loved ones in 1 piece. Its almost impossible to do this job without your body breaking down in 1 way or another with the way the workload is nowadays. I truly have no respect for them in this regard and I hate to say it but its just the truth really.

 

[hondo]

Or some people assign personal attributes to the title of a company.

Personification of a non-animate entity is an allusion.

Didn't someone famously say, "Corporations are people, my friend"?

 

[Catatonic]

Didn't someone famously say, "Corporations are people, my friend"?

Only in the warped American judicial system.

I do remember it but hardly famously.

 

[olroadbeech]

Didn't someone famously say, "Corporations are people, my friend"?

the US Supreme Court

 

[hondo]

Didn't someone famously say, "Corporations are people, my friend"?

Mitt Romney

 

[Jkloc420]

Everyone knows UPS does not want workman comp claims. They do everything they can to avoid them. It reflects poorly on the company. I broke my foot on year was down for eight weeks. doctor told UPS I could not drive period. UPS asked the doctor if I could work. The doctor told them only if they could find someone to give me a ride for 8 weeks from to work and back. Also I had to be on desk duty basically. Let's say UPS found someone to come get me for 8 weeks.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Everyone knows UPS does not want workman comp claims. They do everything they can to avoid them. It reflects poorly on the company. I broke my foot on year was down for eight weeks. doctor told UPS I could not drive period. UPS asked the doctor if I could work. The doctor told them only if they could find someone to give me a ride for 8 weeks from to work and back. Also I had to be on desk duty basically. Let's say UPS found someone to come get me for 8 weeks.

Sounds like a win for you----8 hours at your regular rate rather than 8 weeks of comp.

 

[Jkloc420]

Sounds like a win for you----8 hours at your regular rate rather than 8 weeks of comp.

Yes I win either way in this case. The point I was making is they would rather send someone to get me at 4 am everyday for 8 weeks then pay workers comp. I work the preload this happened in 2008. It ended up being a part time sup that came and got me everyday.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yes I win either way in this case. The point I was making is they would rather send someone to get me at 4 am everyday for 8 weeks then pay workers comp. I work the preload this happened in 2008. It ended up being a part time sup that came and got me everyday.

I'm surprised they didn't have you come in at driver's start time.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

I am back to work in a limited capacity.

How is that ?

Have you received some sort of "accommodation" ??

It seems the OP has already bailed out, on his own thread.

Pfft.... newbies.



-Bug-

 

[UnconTROLLed]

my advice- file one grievance (for the harassment), which the union and co. will pat each other on the backs and chuckle at. then hire a good attorney. of course, lastly, don't sign anything or say anything.

 

[Dragon]

Glad to help out Bug!

I do have 3 herniated discs. I am back to work in a limited capacity. I am not fully recovered. I am still being treated by an orthopedic specialist. I get to start a series of epidural steroid injections this week. That should be a blast, right? Hopefully it works, i'm not real excited about the surgical options. So no miraculous recovery just yet. But thanks for noticing I'm a bad-ass!

I have not filed any grievances yet. Again, I came to this forum and started this thread for the purpose of seeking the advice and opinions of my UPS "elders". I think it's important to gather information before jumping to conclusions and messing with another man's career.

And I don't say they are OSHA violations. I know they are OSHA violations. I gathered that information already!

Here is the way I read this drama...

You came back to work with limited restrictions, UPS is working you within those restrictions but YOU think you should be doing something else. Now you are thinking we are screwing with you and everything we ask you to do - you question.

You didn't get hurt from some alleged OSHA violation, you got hurt because you were not following the methods...as usual.

So if you cannot work within your restrictions go back to the doctor and have him amend it.

Your career at UPS will be short, be prepared to move on.

 

[wayfair]

How long have you worked for the company?

 

[OPTION3]

Here is the way I read this drama...

You came back to work with limited restrictions, UPS is working you within those restrictions but YOU think you should be doing something else. Now you are thinking we are screwing with you and everything we ask you to do - you question.

You didn't get hurt from some alleged OSHA violation, you got hurt because you were not following the methods...as usual.

So if you cannot work within your restrictions go back to the doctor and have him amend it.

Your career at UPS will be short, be prepared to move on.

Typical presumptive management response

 

[Salesman]

I'm in a similar situation as the guy who was on workers comp. except my situation is way more severe.. I don't wanna get into to much detail about it since I have a lawyer on my current works comp case but I do have several questions that I feel I need help in Cus I'm jus at a loss for words at this point on how my local ups and teamster Union are treating me . I have been employed with ups for 7 years now. And with my local teamsters union 7 years as well. I had a very heavy box fall on my head from high volume pickoff side it feel approx 10-12 feet from above me and struck me in my head while on break conversing with a co worker. I sustained a head, neck, back injury as the result of that injury, it's been 7 months since injury and I'm still not receiving work comp benefits, ups won't let me work even though I can work light duty per doc orders. I have been getting friend over by ups since the day of injury. I contacted my local union rep who represents the ups workers.. He knows all about my case in detail. He tells me that he will email HR and find out why they won't give me my work comp benefits.. I have contacted him numerous times to find out if he got any answers back from HR. He has not contacted me back and I feel like I'm being tossed to the side like I'm jus some garbage.. I know how the job views workers who are hurt on job. We are a liability and don't wanna have to deal with us. That's fine and dandy.. them is what I got to say but we have a union who is suppose to prevent these type of matters and handle and do there jobs.. I'm jus very confused on what to do the direction to take Cus obviously HR and my local union is gonna do anything to help me out during this turbulence and stressful events. Can somebody pls tell me what is the unions responsibilities for there union workers when they get hurt and the job is screwing them over.. Isn't the union suppose to fight for me to make sure that the company doesn't screw over there employees when they get hurt? I need some guidance Cus rite now how I feel bout both the union and ups is not good at alL. I feel as if I was all to the union was a guaranteed paycheck for them for the past 7 years

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Did you really type out all of that crap twice?

 

[trance]

I sustained an on the job injury and was on workman's comp for 2 1/2 months. I maintained contact with my center for the duration of the time I was out. The week before I returned to work, I received a happy little certified letter from my center accusing me of being AWOL for a month and informing me that I had 3 days to report to work or I would lose my seniority.

Naturally, I was livid and confronted my center manager about it. He said that the date stated in the letter as the date I was supposed to be back at work came from my last Doctor's note. The problem is that wasn't true. I had the note with me to prove it, so I handed it to him and asked again why he had sent me a letter accusing me of being AWOL since a specific date that was not on the doctor's note. He said he guessed it must be a mistake and tried to blow it off. I wasn't satisfied with that explanation so I asked him how a mistake like that could be made. I asked him specifically where the date that he "mistakenly" thought I was supposed to be back at work came from since it obviously did NOT come from the doctor's note, and a specific date had to come from somewhere. There was an awkward silence followed by some mumbling and then the "reassurance" that I didn't have to worry about that letter...

Something shady seems to be going on here. Were they trying to get rid of me? Were they trying to cook the books in some way? There is no way this was an honest mistake...

Thoughts?

One thing I have noticed with some of my employees who are out on disability is that the Human resource control center sends emails with dates that are often unfounded. That could be what generated your odd return date.