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May 16, 2002: 1st Annual National Workers' Compensation Protest Day |
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by Sherri Jankowski, RN, CRNAC, LNC
Email: rnlncoh (nospam) aol.com (unverified!)
Phone: 216-459-8367 |
14 Apr 2002
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Workers' Compensation: The company is the patient, not the injured party, in Illinois and many other states.
May 16, 2002 has been set as the 1st Annual National Workers' Compensation Protest Day. Carle Clinic and Christie Clinic make large profits from sending injured workers back to work based on the demands of workers' sompensation insurance companies like the notorious Liberty Mutual. LM is a regular advertiser on NPR, but don't let that fool you. If you have a horror story about workers' compensation, the IMC is a great place to post it. ML |
WHAT: 1st Annual National Workers' Compensation Protest Day
WHEN: May 16, 2002
WHERE: Locations across this country will vary from city to city and may include Workers' Compensation Offices, Employer sites, Insurance Company sites, Third Party Administrator sites, Attorney Offices for Employers/State, and Legislative offices in all states.
WHO: Injured workers and their families and other supporters from all walks of life in every state will publicly demonstrate their dissatisfaction with the Workers' Compensation system within their State, be it a State, Self-Insured, or Federal level program. Any person who has been treated unfairly or inadequately by Workers' Compensation is invited to join this demonstration.
WHY: To emphasize the need for timely and appropriate medical care, rehabilitation, and financial benefits in order to help the injured worker return to work or obtain disability benefits if necessary.
To stop the abuses, harassment, and lack of treatment and benefits by the actions of employers, insurance companies, attorneys, and inadequate systems in all states that are creating permanently injured people and destroying families emotionally and financially. |
See also:
http://www.geocities.com/sherrirnlnc/workerscomp.html
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