How a lobbyist/doctor couple are destroying Worker's Comp across America

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@doctorow

…employers can deny claims if for employees who seek a second opinion or take more than 24 hours to initiate a claim…

@doctorow

…supervisors get to accompany workers to the doctor’s office…

The fucking day, THE FUCKING DAY my supervisor wants to accompany me to the doctor’s office is the day I punch him in the face, vomit on him, and then quit. And I might very well punch him a few more times afterwards for good measure.

@SpunkyTWS

Pardon my sarcasm but I’m really tired of hearing people talk about lawsuits as though they’re a magic wand that everyone can just pick up any time they have or think they have a problem.

HFS, this. Because we all have the time and resources to track down a good lawyer who isn’t interested in squeezing us for every last dime.

EDIT: Yeah, so I’m late to the par-tay. This a hundred times over:

@thirdworldtaxi

This is just another step down towards the new America, where we are all ‘independent contractors’.

I’ve seen this with the “I’ll call you three hours before you’re meant to come in and let you know if we ‘need’ you.” Which is to say, your schedule is meaningless, so just sit by the phone and do what we tell you and when.