workers comp DOL says that it is mandatory for my employer to give

choice of three (four if back injury, including chiropractor)

choose from if injured on the job. they did not have a list and i

to flounder back and forth to get a doctor to see me, while still in

any help here?

"Linda" <lwatkin1@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message
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me a
phsycians to
have had
pain..
See a workers comp attorney. The attorney will get you reimbursed for
all expenses, and the settlement will be enough that after the
attorney takes a percentage, you'll still be better off than if you
try to do it on your own.
McGvyer

thanks, McGyver, i have a lawyer in mind. i just wanted to give

the benefit of the doubt. being a new company, i am the guinea

they should have their ducks in a row.. the pain, along with the

having to find doctors is not fun...
thanks again... linda


"McGyver" <Greyprof@msn.com> wrote in message
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Old companies have their ducks misalligned as often as new
companies. Don't blame them. Even if the the company has a well
organized system, it's always better to use a WC attorney than
trust the way the system handles claims by people without
attorneys.
McGyver


"Linda" <lwatkin1@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message
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my employer
pig... but
anguish of

let me ask you another question? what does it do to my company

a WC attorney? are they liable for anything? or does it just

WC insurance company?
the company i work for is kinda like family to me... and a new

am invested in its growth and potential profits and among other

don't want to hurt my company.

"Linda" <lwatkin1@midsouth.rr.com> wrote in message
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when i hire
involved the
company and i
things, i
If the Tennessee system is like the California system, the
company's WC insurance rates will be affected by every claim.
It's called an experience rating. So if you get what you deserve
from the system, that could increase the company's WC premiums
slightly. If there are a lot of claims, the increase will be
bigger. If you succeed in getting everything you deserve, without
the aid of an attorney, then the premium impact will be the same
regardless.
If the Tennessee system is like the California system, the
insurance company will pay the attorney's fees. But the
percentage is very small and shouldn't be considered harmful to
the company. The effect of hiring an attorney is to increase the
amount you get. So, another way to say it is: you can benefit the
company by not trying to collect what you deserve under the law.
Some people react negatively if you hire an attorney to make the
system work. They take it as disloyalty, or an attempt to get
more than you deserve. That attitude could cause negative
feelings about you. But those people are wrong, and you shouldn't
cater to their ignorant opinions. Just be prepared to say: "The
WC insurance company has attorneys, and I was not getting anywhere
in trying to get the benefits the law provides for, so I had not
good choice but to hire one on my side." Don't expect that to
influence ignorant people.
McGyver

Here's a first hand story on that last issue.
Years ago, I worked for a manufacturing company. A secretary hurt her
knee at the company picnic, playing softball. WC claim followed.
Medical complications caused multiple surgeries and drove the costs
skyward. She was not getting the treatment paid for fast enough to
keep it coming, so she hired an attorney to help. The eventual cost
to the WC carrier was a lot, and was inevitably going to continue for
years. And there was a lot of pain to be paid for. There were some
snide remarks made by management people about how she was milking the
system for all it was worth, and about how WC premiums would be
affected by her greed, and about how softball should be her own risk.
Eventually, all thoughts of that sort blew over. She was popular with
management before the accident, and regained all of her popularity
with no special effort. It simply blew over as people realized that
she was doing nothing more than getting what the law provided for.
You may have a similar experience, reputation-wise.
McGyver


"McGyver" <Greyprof@msn.com> wrote in message
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i do have a good rep at work. they like me, they know i work hard.

know i go above and beyond... i have an appt. with pain spec. on

and i will try to relay to them what happened, and what caused the

and why the previous diagnosis was incorrect. and then if that does

help then i wil hire an attorney. the problem started with my pain

great after lifting 45lbs at least 32 times each day for five weeks

finally my body just gave out. my hands hurt, fingers hurt, neck,
shoulders, back, knees (from proper lifting techniques), feet,

hurt.. and i went to my PCP and in excrutiating pain, i cried

everything i did.. he presumed that since i was crying, i was

well, excrutiating pain does cause some depression. so his

that i should not return to work until i see a psychiatrist to treat

depression.. so do you know how hard it is to get in to see a

on short notice? well, i finally found one and relayed my

her, and she referred me to a pain spec. before that, i thougth i

to my ortho doc and tell him that the work i was doing had

neck injury (he performed disk fusion 6 years earlier and i thougth

damaged my already at risk other discs)... well, he refused to even

me, no x-rays, nothing.. told me to quit work and adapt to the pain.

very beligerent!! and as a result of the previous diagnosis of

was turned down with WC. my company should have but didn't have

for me to choose from, so in my excrutiating pain (i am still

however, being off work has helped reduce the pain -kinda eliminates

depression part, don't you think)... and i had to find my own doc.

company is new, not aware of the job i do, even though they need me

expertise...i have tried to educate them about the ergonomic

associated with my duties, and even sent the WC a copy of the

however, nothing..
any depression i have is not creating my pain, my pain caused by my

continuously, is causing my depression. can't get any doc to

two...
anyway, that is more than you wanted to kn ow.. and if i have not

this very well, or if my lack of capitalization makes you think less

(i have been criticized in the past for the same) please read the

my message and let me know what you think?... the pain is making me

think clearly...
(not any depression)...
your help is incredible...
linda