Injured on the job waiting for L&I to set surgery. emplr has given demeaning job and is rude and insulting in front of others. What can I do
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Injured on the job waiting for L&I to set surgery. emplr has given demeaning job and is rude and insulting in front of others. What can I do
I am a plumber injured on the job. waiting for second opinion on surgery. going through L&I. I am now security at the shop, also the owners home working graveyard. I have been called names and harrassed almost daily be the owner and embarassed in front of co workers. He often comes home drunk and the abuse is worse. What can I do to stop the harrasement until I get the surgery leave?
Asked on June 3, 2009 under Employment Labor Law, Washington
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 14 years ago | Contributor
I think you need to talk to an attorney in your area, who does workers compensation cases, about this, for a review of your rights based on all of the facts. What you've outlined here needs to be looked at in much more detail. One place to find qualified lawyers is our website, http://attorneypages.com
I'm not a Washington State attorney. But in every state where I've looked at the law, you have a right to workers compensation benefits without retaliation for getting them or applying for them.
Depending on how much you can prove, I'd say there is a very good chance that you could recover damages for this abuse. It's very definitely worth following up.
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