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“If you are injured at work Workers Comp will pay to retrain you”

And as a workers comp case manager, I can assure you that is exactly what will happen-as soon as you have had a vocational evaluation and you are released to return to work, my job is/was to match your transferable skills and your abilities and limitations to compatible occupations-and work with/counsel you to see that you are re-employed in an occupation of your choice and interest.

If, however you show me that you are seeking SSDI benefits for a non-existent disability so you can lie around on your ass while we taxpayers foot the bill, I’m going to see you get busted-it is part of my job. One of the criteria I’m using to make that determination is your use of and requests for prescription psychotropics and/or opiates-it is a major red flag, not to mention a probable sign of substance abuse secondary to injury.

If you hire an attorney-especially one who advertises big disability settlements on TV, etc-I’ll call your employer’s insurance carrier, speak to my fellow adjuster/case manager there, and your case will be closed, period, since you are obviously not interested in returning to full employment status-and you will probably not be getting those benefits you are not entitled to...

That is how it was until the Obama admin f***ed the entire system up to please his entitlement addicted base by making everyone who had a broken thumb or a nightmare last night “disabled” and eligible for SSDI-so now it is what is draining the SS fund we all have paid into in record time. It also became the biggest cash cow for ambulance chasing attorneys-yes, I know that is an oxymoron. It is also a big reason why I work for myself now-the mess that has been made of workers comp makes me want to run screaming into the road...

Just my dos centavos and professional opinion...