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Loss of job threat re Injury?

Has anyone experienced a situation where an employer has the reputation of firing any worker that is a potential risk for a workmen's comp or short term disability claim...specifically designed to keep employees from filing even if injury is true? If so, what should be done?

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  • 8 years ago
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    What do you mean at risk? If the person is not a protected class and there is no union or contract, they can be fired for any reason. If they are fired because of a certified disability it could be discrimination.

    If someone has already had a work injury, it is illegal for a company to fire someone for filing. See an employment law or worker's compensation attorney.

    I know that Walmart has a reputation for threatening people for filing WC claims. They lie and tell employees it will cost them money and so employees won't get raises. So they get all the employees to ostracize people who file. (I got this from several walmart employees)

    Another reason Walmart needs to be unionized.

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    4 years ago

    a million. whilst President Hoover ordered the army to open hearth on international conflict i veterans protesting their discrimination killing 3,000 of them on the capitol backyard. WTF are you speaking approximately? 2. After international conflict ii and korea maximum vets have been denied incapacity repayment with out reason that lined paralyzed vets. by way of the Gov.? 3. After Vietnam vets have been denied charge for injuries for no reason, noted as little one killers, murdered, spit on, denied college admission, and discriminated against whilst employing for a job. 4. Now vets have been killed at bus stops for being conflict vets, denied employment based veteran status, supply up lossed previous their settlement era, forced to serve with injuries such as lacking limbs, and stone walled by way of the VA whilst they attempt to get help. the two are the human beings's fault. for the time of the 'Nam conflict usa underwent a transformation that made infantrymen seem as though demons.

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