Work comp Claim

From what I understand, ANY back problems and hardly any company will hire you. I don't know personally as I've never had back problems. But if it's just minor pain you can live with and you wanna stay in trucking, mum's the word.

 

if you've been fired for a workman's comp claim, get the lawyer to sue.

I don't believe they can do that.

 

Keep track of the paperwork etc. because 20 years from now if you need treatment you will go through the state WC office. Your company may be out of business by then.

 

Insurance carrier. They likely will still be in business.

 

Each state varies, but when I was an adjuster, in California we had compromise and release. That was only if the injured worker no longer was employed by the insured. This closed future medical treatment, but was valued to pay up front. Stipulations were permanent partial disability, and would be reopened for medical care. And the last was court order. That was if it went to trial. Future medical was awarded and unless you bought out the future care with a c&r, that file was open until the guy died.

Btw, you do not "sue" to collect workers' comp benefits. Injuries are presumed compensable unless certain affirmative defenses that the injury did not arise out of employment or caused by employment. Negligence on the workers behalf is not an affirmative defense except for horseplay. In Trucking, a lot of AOE/COE defenses don't work. Office job, you slip at a restaurant, not AOE/COE. Trucking it could be.

 

Refer all inquiries to your attorney. Do not have conversations with anyone not authorized by your lawyer. Follow all medical request set up by your lawyer. Trucking is going to have to go on the back burner until your case is settled. Always assume that you're being watched by your companies insurance carrier.

 

^^^^^ That's good advice. As a rule, anything the WC carrier wants you to do will be in their best interest and not yours. This is especially true with the doctors and nurses that the WC carrier sends you to. They are working for the insurance carrier, pure and simple.
Lawyer up, protect yourself. A good WC attorney will make things a lot easier.
Let us know how this turns out for you.