UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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Was one of the conditions for cashing the check that they be unable to file again if they were to re-injure the same body part?
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Was one of the conditions for cashing the check that they be unable to file again if they were to re-injure the same body part?
You'd think that with all the great jobs coming back to America that there'd be no way I could keep drivers! Yeah. Keep thinking that.
Fred's Myth
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Well, it was a conversation, not an interview, so what I learned was that they received a lump sum check to release FedEx from all future claims related to THIS injury. As the medical treatment wasn't exceptional, they took a risk cashing the checks.
Fred's Myth
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Catatonic
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You assume I think that while I am actually saying 'slumlord'.
I would expect local companies like John Deere the arsenal and a few others to make some immediate rumblings, yes. But then again, nobody believes in working for those companies anymore because it's all short term employment. Hired one year, laid off three years later and nobody knows if they'll be called back again. And those are the freaking union jobs! Happens all the time.
Does it matter?
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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I knew about John Deere but hadn’t heard about any issues at Rock Island.
I think you don't hear about the arsenal as much because they hire and layoff on a smaller scale. When they have a project at the arsenal (like up fitting Humvees with steel armor) they may hire 200 people for the team and 30% of those may not be from the area.
When Deere ramps up, it's for global demand and they'll hire thousands of people over a couple year period. Everybody knows someone who "got on at Deere".
Layoffs at the Arsenal therefore are relatively small news items because the local impact doesn't seem as dire.
Hasn’t that particular moderator made openly racist posts in the past?
floridays
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Always pickin, go back to your toys in the corner.
It will be fine
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Yes
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MassWineGuy
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Were such payments unsolicited by the affected employee?
It will be fine
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They'll base a settlement off how permanently disabled you are after an injury. So in your case if your wrist doesn't bend quite fully after you've recovered there's a formula for what that's worth. You accept the settlement to release any future claims on the injury. You can get a lawyer, but they'll take a cut. If you aren't really concerned you can negotiate it yourself, don't take their first offer. It's pretty standard for work Comp claims in order to fully close them. Otherwise the claim will stay open for a number of years in case something else comes up related to it.
MassWineGuy
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It may be smart to leave the case open for a while until it’s certain that no complications have occurred.
Are these payments a lot of money?
Are these payments a lot of money?
zubenelgenubi
I'm a star
Damages: pain and suffering and potential punitive damages. Also possible hippa violations, depending on what disclosure forms you signed.
It will be fine
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Depends on the severity of the lasting disability. A lawyer would argue it's much worse than reality and probably increase the settlement, but what you take home would probably be similar after his cut. If you have lasting issues you may want to get a second opinion and use that doctor's assemement for a settlement. It's a strange nomenclature, they define it as percentage of a man. So if you lost an arm, it would be defined as 40% of a man lost or something and that would equate to $X. A busted wrist could be around 10% loss and get $10-20K. I'm totally spitballing from very few situations so take it with a grain of salt.
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