settlement - question

[muttley]

For now they are saying I'm gonna be doing dispatch stuff where I was working but as a permanent job I'm not sure . The company I work for has 20,000 employees so there's a lot of different jobs. As far as voc. rehab - I'm not sure what else id want to do , maybe time will tell. The whole not driving a truck isn't official yet but I'm sure it will be as soon as they contact my company doctor in regards to the D.O.T. rules.

[muttley]

So I finally got a chance to go speak with my lawyer about the whole settlement thing and I was rather surprised at the chance of me getting over a %50 rating. I thought it was meaning I was %50 disabled not a total of the % rating of all my injuries % ratings.

[jayne]

sucks doesnt it?

[muttley]

jayne Wrote:sucks doesnt it?

Well if it goes as the lawyer think I will get over the %50 without much effort which is a good thing. Id trade it all if I could go back without injuries but at least Ive got the possability of a nice settlement .He also seems to think my company wants to keep me around doing something and even likes my worker comp lady . He says I seem to have gotten the better deal from them so far.

[deanna23]

muttley Wrote:

jayne Wrote:sucks doesnt it?

Well if it goes as the lawyer think I will get over the %50 without much effort which is a good thing. Id trade it all if I could go back without injuries but at least Ive got the possability of a nice settlement .He also seems to think my company wants to keep me around doing something and even likes my worker comp lady . He says I seem to have gotten the better deal from them so far.

Thats great Muttley,Im glad your a bit happy...Now what you gotta do is throw some of (just a bit) of your luck on us!!!,lol be safe,Linda

[muttley]

deanna23 Wrote:Thats great Muttley,Im glad your a bit happy...Now what you gotta do is throw some of (just a bit) of your luck on us!!!,lol be safe,Linda

Id be more then willing to share in my luck ..your choice ..brain surgery , 3 broken vertebra , broken pelvis , brain injury , broken arm , etc...LOL... I kid . Im far from ending this , im told at least 1 year but it would be nice to help thing getting taken care of.

[jacvern]

muttley Wrote:Well I been getting the feeling by talking to alot of fellow workers who have called to check on my current condition that my truck driving days are over. I told my workmens comp lady I wanted to know a couple days ago and once again she tried to be sweet and walk around the question . Im guessing because of my brain injury she doesnt want to upset me.
Last night I dug throught pages of rules on the department of transpertation site and I am sure now Ill never drive again because of brain surgery per the rules I found.
My basic question is how will this affect my settlement being I have lost whats considered a skilled labor career?
Ive been told by the owner of the company no matter what I have a job .

Muttley,
I TOO was promised a job........then was required to take a physical test (while they were assuring me I could go back) and got a letter in the mail saying they could not "accomodate my special needs."
JUST DON"T COUNT ON THEM> I am speaking from my own experience.