Still hurting

[jtevsr]

Jurisdiction

Maryland

A year ago, I was injured at work a manager put a chair back underneath the desk that he knew was broken, and I sat on it in a meeting, my tailbone landed on the wheel I went through Workmen's Comp. got a small settlement Through Workmen's Comp. and came back to work. I have a permanent partial disability of lifting things. My right leg is constantly numb. I still have a limp after one Cortizone and three epidurals. My back is still killing me. Workmen's Comp. lawyer said that negligence on the manager's part has nothing to do with it, but I was just curious. Lawyer said that anything that happens or continues to happen with my back for the next five years will be covered, but my work title has not changed and there is no light duty honestly.

 

[adjusterjack]

lawyer said that negligence on the manager's part has nothing to do with it, but I was just curious.

That's true.

This is why:

"Prior to compensation laws, the United States dealt with employee injuries entirely through litigation. The law made an "unholy trinity" of tort defenses available to employers, including contributory negligence, assumption of risk, and the fellow servant rule.[7]​ As result of this trio of legal doctrines, employees injured in accidents or the families of workers killed at work often lost lawsuits over workplace injuries"

Workers' compensation (United States) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The WC system developed so that workers would have immediate coverage for occupational injuries, illnesses, death, without risking expensive and lengthy litigation that they might not win.

Yes, sometimes lawyers are needed. But wages and medical bills are available at time of injury.

my work title has not changed and there is no light duty

You may be entitled to an accommodation via the Americans With Disabilities Act.

The Americans with Disabilities Act

Disability rights are civil rights. From voting to parking, the ADA is a law that protects people with disabilities in many areas of public life.

www.ada.gov

 

[zddoodah]

Workmen's Comp. lawyer said that negligence on the manager's part has nothing to do with it

Nothing to do with what?

Workers' comp provides payment for medical treatment and lost wages resulting from an employee's on-the-job injuries without the need for the employee to prove negligence by the employer. If that's what your attorney was telling you, that's correct.

but I was just curious.

Curious about what?

Lawyer said that anything that happens or continues to happen with my back for the next five years will be covered, but my work title has not changed and there is no light duty honestly.

Ok....?