Should I sue My Employer, File for Worker Compensation?!


Question: Should I sue My Employer, File for Worker Compensation!?
In August 2007 I was working as an habilitation specialist!. I have not received any training to work as a nursing aid!. My manager tod me, not to let a client feet touch the floor, do not toiletting him, and to wash him on his bed!. While I was transferring him from a couch to his wheel chair, I injured my back!. I took 2 advil and a muscle relaxer!. 30 minutes after, I feel dizzy, I sat on a chair a fall asleep!. The manager came found me asleep and sent me home!. Two days after they told me I was fired!. I went to my union, and fight it!. In the meetings I had with them, I told them the situation why and how I was injured!. They never fill for worker compensation for me!. In Ny state, the limitation status, is two years to file for worker compensation!. Since I was not trained to perfor that duty, should I go to worker compensation, or should sue them for neglect and failure to file for worker compensation!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Since you were injured on the job, YOU are the one that has to make out an incident report AND YOU have to file for workers comp!. The employer doesn't do this for you, so there is really no neglect there!. However, my first question is that!.!.!.!.how did you get hired for that position if you had no training what-so-ever!? Second, were you performing a duty that was not in the realm of your job description and why were you if so!? And thirdly, right after you were injured, did you inform you supervisor about this!? What was their immediate plan of action!?

If you were hired for a job that requires you to transfer patients, they (or the union) should have provided the education on proper body mechanics when lifting!. A person that is not allowed any weight bearing, should be transferred with a minimum of 2 people!. Irregardless of the patient's size, there should always be 2 people at least!

If you were not supposed to transfer patients and you did, that may be their case against you!. This could be grounds for termination and depending on the worker's comp law in your state, it may also make you ineligible for a worker's comp claim due to the nature of how the injury happened!.!.!.ie!.!.!.doing something that you were NOT supposed to be doing especially with the knowledge of not having the proper training!. What is the union saying about all of this!?Www@Answer-Health@Com

You can't just treat yourself and fall asleep on the job! If you hurt yourself why didn't you tell them!? Why did you do a job you weren't trained to do!? Why did you wait until you got fired to report your injury!? It all sounds suspicious to me! I have another Idea! How bout you take some responsibility and get off your butt and work for your money instead of filing false lawsuits and STEALING others!!?!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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