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We go from talking about the Dress Code Policy to Work Comp injuries.
ccxnobody, I feel for you and hope they take care of your situation.
I wish that on no one.
Here is a 100% real life situation that actually happened. A quick scenario.
Outcome A:
Travelers dangled a 70,000.00+ settlement carrot and employee bit.
Actually His Work Comp. Lawyer didn't want to go through trial and convinced the unaware driver to take it. (Too much paperwork when he can take cases and settle them easier. Keywords: Find an attorney who is a shark and will not shy away from taking cases to trial!)
Driver now drives for another trucking company.
Outcome B:
Travelers stated they were in the midst of losing a huge claim to this employee and crossed their fingers that it would not go to trial.
Thank goodness for hurt driver who believed 78,0000 was a ton of money.
It's almost standard practice that an employee will quickly settle like this.
What he didn't know was what he could have received if he went to trial.
------->450,000.00<-------- Click between arrows to see the amount this unaware driver did not get. He had a slam dunk case and did not realize it.
I let the cat out of the bag with this story. I just had to let you drivers know.
Know your lawyer and read the Work Comp Benefits book, educate yourself online.
ccxnobody, I feel for you and hope they take care of your situation.
I wish that on no one.
Here is a 100% real life situation that actually happened. A quick scenario.
- Driver fell on his tail bone while on duty.
- Out of work for nearly a year.
- Received treatments starting from basic to full blown back fusion surgery.
- Hired an attorney who settled the case rather than take it to trial. (Keyword: Settled the case rather than take it to trial!)
Outcome A:
Travelers dangled a 70,000.00+ settlement carrot and employee bit.
Actually His Work Comp. Lawyer didn't want to go through trial and convinced the unaware driver to take it. (Too much paperwork when he can take cases and settle them easier. Keywords: Find an attorney who is a shark and will not shy away from taking cases to trial!)
Driver now drives for another trucking company.
Outcome B:
Travelers stated they were in the midst of losing a huge claim to this employee and crossed their fingers that it would not go to trial.
Thank goodness for hurt driver who believed 78,0000 was a ton of money.
It's almost standard practice that an employee will quickly settle like this.
What he didn't know was what he could have received if he went to trial.
------->450,000.00<-------- Click between arrows to see the amount this unaware driver did not get. He had a slam dunk case and did not realize it.
I let the cat out of the bag with this story. I just had to let you drivers know.
Know your lawyer and read the Work Comp Benefits book, educate yourself online.