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Yet another fucked up issue that is made worse by the lack of proper healthcare in the US. In Washington State, it's almost impossible to open worker's compensa
by mnm1 8y ago
Yet another fucked up issue that is made worse by the lack of proper healthcare in the US. In Washington State, it's almost impossible to open worker's compensation claims at all and when one finally does manage, the state steps in with their quack doctors to claim it isn't the employer's fault and the state shouldn't pay for it. Even if the employer wants to help . Attorneys don't want to take the case because there is no profit to be made from someone getting better. And companies like Amazon and others get away with injuring workers and paying nothing for it. Pretty fucked up way to run a society. One of these days, someone like this is going to snap and then the idiots will be all up in arms about gun control or some other bullshit completely missing the point. The cycle will continue with people being abused and taken advantage of in the name of profits. I've been dealing with this shit now for almost three years and no end in sight. I'm lucky I make good money and can afford care for myself but still hurting everyday, working in pain every day. No one gives a fuck about your health here even when you are making the company a shitload of money, let alone when you're too injured to work because the job injured you. Company profits, state profits (from not paying for obvious worker's compensation injuries) are all more important than employee lives or health and employees have zero recourse especially in a state like WA. We pay for workers compensation insurance only to be denied and left to suffer. What a fucked up system.
- WalterSear 8y agoYes, this was my experience, though I haven't snapped yet.
- SmooL 8y agoNot that I'm saying that what's happening is right, but rather just a serious question: why not move? I know it's not fair per se, but if it's within your means why not?
- kazen44 8y agobecause leaving your community is not a purely economic decision. if everyone thought like this, nothing would ever improve in downtrodden areas.
- nojvek 8y agoSad to see this state of affairs in WA. It’s a very rich state but feels quite poor.