Re: NEED SERIOUS HELP / WORKERS COMP EQUALS POVERTY

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On 11/02/01, TIM wrote:
> Below is a letter that I sent to the governer of NY STATE.
> I really need help so anyone's response on this message
> board would be appriciated
>
> HISTORY:
> My case is presently in the workers comp system. My date of
> injury was on 05/13/2000 nearly a year and a half ago. My
> injury was sustained as a member of the culinary department
> at the Waldof=Astoria while caring an ice sculpture with
> someone else who slipped resulting in a 300 lbs object
> falling on me.
>
> My workers Comp Case:
> I have taken MRI's and EMG's since my injury date
> (05/13/2000) which all show raw medical evidence of my
> injuries which are:
>
> 724.9 Cervical derangement
> 724.9 Dorsal lumbar derangement
> 718.9 Left shoulder derangement
> Discs bulge L4-5, L5-SI
>
> The above condition has me declared at this point as
> Permanent Partial Disability leaving me Totally disabled.
>
> Situation:
> Not once during my proceedings has the insurance company
> approved any type of neck or back brace. I see their
> doctors and they say there is nothing wrong with me despite
> my raw medical evidence. And I have not received any
> benefit payments since May 1st,2001. I went back to court
> with all my medical evidence on Oct 30th,2001 and despite
> the Judges warning to them of having significant findings
> on behalf of my medical situation being true and not to
> waste his time in a trail situation subjected to a fine.
> They appealed all the medical findings to go to trial which
> is not scheduled to 02/04/2002.
>
> This in effect puts me in a situation of no payments made
> to me for a period of 10months and I have a family of 4
> children and no means to provide for them let alone keep up
> with my bills or rent. My wife is one year out of college
> and we are living off her $14.50 an hour job, which leaves
> 800 dollars ever two weeks after taxes. Our rent alone is
> $1500 a month. We do not qualify for Social Services
> because she grosses $150.00 too much.
>
> I worked for 10 years as a professional chef and was at
> the top of my industry having worked for some of the top
> hotel companies in the world (Ritz Carlton, St Regis, and
> the Waldorf) I managed to have saved 25,000 dollars at the
> point of my injury which is now gone and I have 60 dollars
> in the bank and no means. I am left with $26,000 in student
> loans for a degree in the culinary arts that I can never
> use again. We are hard working people with no where to
> turn , and cannot even wage any type of campaign against
> the Waldorf since I was an employee. This will forever
> change my life, instead of making the 80,000 dollars a year
> plus at this point … I now am in poverty but not enough to
> receive any type of help from anyone .This case has not
> been about my health what so ever. More so a big company
> trying to get out of taking any responsibility for an
> accident that happened in the line of duty.
>
> I would like to speak to someone from your office .because
> something needs to be done about this ..as I am sure I am
> not the only one in this situation …to where companies are
> taking advantage of the laws your administration passed!

Re: NEED SERIOUS HELP / WORKERS COMP EQUALS POVERTY, 12/22/01, by Drew.

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