Worker's compensation question?
What happens if you are off work for an injury, workman's comp pays for Doctor and also sends you a check, but then you quit the job before going back? Need to know if they will try to make me pay for the doctor visits, or repay the one workman's comp check I will recieve.
I just got sprained ankle and Doctor put me off job until the 15th. Job is unnecessarily dangerous due to foremen drinking and driving, and foremen and most crew members breaking all other traffic laws, causing extrememly dangerous traffic situations, and sometimes work accidents. (There is alot of driving involved). Snitching is not an option and would probably be futile, as I am sure management already knows of their behaviour. (Turnover at this company is so bad that they will hire anyone but a quadraplegic).
If I decide to just not go back, will this be a legal deal-breaker of some kind, and will I be stuck with bill for doctor visits? Will I have to repay the 1 workman's comp check that I will get?
Answers:
I would just stay with the job til the comp pays your bills, and the doctor lets you go back to work!
don't quit. ride out the workman's comp for all it is worth. When you do go back to work, call your state's Occupational Safety board, and inform them of the use of alcohol. In California, this is OSHA. Many states have anonymous tip hotlines. Also, there are whistleblower laws that protect employees from retributory termination due to alerting authorities of employer's violation of laws.
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