In response to Teresa’s Story:

In 1999 i started a corporation, applied for wcb coverage and in 2000 i was assaulted by an ex employee. Wcb rejected my claim completely because they claimed i was not on the job. Well i was and As the years have been going by i have been slowly winning and also racking up legal bills that i cannot recover. I have made it as far as the wcat reconsideration. And still i am not getting what i am entitled to. Even though wcat is an INDEPENDENT government body the burden of proof still lies with the injured worker and wcat does side with wcb even though you have proven your case. I have received $5000 of hearing aids, and yet wcb has denied the fact that i suffer from tinnitus and inner ear injury. , i have a facial disfigurement , an eye twitch, eye tearing and yet they will not acknowledge that i suffer from a head/brain injury I have many other problems associated to this incident. I was awarded a 40 percent phyc disability and yet All medical documents support the facts that i suffered a head/brain injury. By not acknowledging these injuries, they were able to deny the treatment that i required at the time of injury and the treatment that is available presently.

This may be an opportunity for you to open a door that has to be recognized by the government. I may not be able to personally sue wcb for my legal fees or for inducing further trauma and hardships, but my corporation should be able to sue wcb for fraud. Taking premiums from the Corporation and denying compensation and medical help immediately when required did in fact create a permanent and irreversible mental and physical state . You may ask “why did i not go to my own doctor” ANSWER When you are messed up as much as i was, mentally and physically i was not capable of doing so. My file is proof that this has happened. I lost everything!!! What needs to happen is the corporations and companies that wcb represents need to stand up for their employees. They are afraid to because they fear their rates will go up. Wcb was created to protect companies from employee lawsuits. Well my corporation is willing to do this if a legal firm is willing to take this on.

If you are interested to pay for the legal fees, my corporation will open this door and fight for the injured worker. I am a well educated individual and yet i was classified as a janitor and i am receiving a janitors wage. This is not fair or correct, This is corruption at the highest level. Lets put a stop to it.

MaxKodiak

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