Reply With QuoteIMHO, its best to keep the mouth closed when in litigation............
Let's say you have been out of work for quite some time due to an on-duty injury. You are currently battling worker's comp and a few others over whether it's a work related injury or not. You get a call from a co-worker telling you how bad the rumors are about your situation and the co-worker asks you to clarify some things. So you do and the co-worker tells you the rumors are the complete opposite of what you have just told them. This would then explain why the phone calls have stopped, e-mails etc. However, the calls were only coming from a select few anyway. Do you get ahold of those select few to dispell those rumors to set the entire organization straight? Or since it's been so long and seems like nobody would give a fuk about what you have to say anyway, you let it go and wait until the courtroom trial stuff is over???:idea:
IMHO, its best to keep the mouth closed when in litigation............
IMHO, its best to keep the mouth closed when in litigation............
What he said...
If is just your reputation, with no legal/criminal consequences, it might not be a bad idea to communicate with a select few to tell them your side of the story. If it is legal/criminal, get yourself an LDF attorney.
Are we talking Law Enforcement or private sector. The term on duty and reference to court led me to believe is LE related.
Yes it's LE but has nothing to do with legal/criminal
When it comes to getting your bennies it can turn in to litagation really fast.
its better to let them think what ever they want. If you tell some one what happend then the person handling your claim could talk to them. Which would be bad... Now if they talk to them and they say "I heard yadda yadda, form a little bird" it will most likly be taken with little reguard...
I'm on this trail myself, just a few years further down it.
Listen closely.
GET AN ATTORNEY.
Rumors are going to be generated by people you don't trust in the first place.
Taking your time to dispell them can become a full time job.
If you are in local L.E., remember this: while you may work for a P.D. or an S.O., somewhere else in the bureacracy of the entity (city/county) there is a personnel dept and a risk manager who are contracting with a company that handles W.C. claims.
They ain't your friend. They don't give a damn about you, your injury, or if you ever heal, or even if you return to work, ever. They are singularly interested in not paying you money for anything. They will lie, mislead, and cheat you to the best of their ability, and drag this thing out for years to avoid spending a nickel.
While the chief or sheriff might love to have you back, and be damned pissed about how you are being treated and the o/t they are running up to cover you, they really don't have a lot of juice. The insurer is at the controls, and while they do listen to some input, they don't give a damn about you.
The work comp laws in this state have been in total upheaval since Arnie got control, and there are several issues that are L.E. and Fire specific that are going to be settled at the U.S. Supreme Court.
If you want to have a conversation with your boss, discuss the subjects yo wish to address wth your attorney before you have that conversation. You won't believe how quickly you can screw yourself if you don't.
And you go directly to screwed if you assume that "They're gonna take care of me, I'm a good guy"
Get an attorney. If you already have a work comp attorney, and he/she isn't already telling you this, fire him/her and get another one.
Now.
I've heard of people in these type situations finally losing it and going into the workplace and just start blowing people away...:jawdrop:
1st is get good represntation either through your union or an independent comp/injury trial certified attorney.
keep making and scheduling your dr.,therapy appointments.
keep your prescriptions filled and don't be doing anything you shouldn't.
those that are complaining and running their heads are probably jealous and think your getting a free ride !
never settle for closed medical!
1st is get good representation either through your union or an independent comp/injury trial certified attorney.
keep making and scheduling your dr.,therapy appointments.
keep your prescriptions filled and don't be doing anything you shouldn't.
those that are complaining and running their heads are probably jealous and think your getting a free ride !
never settle for closed medical!
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