driverdadof2
Junior Member
What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Illinois
I have been unable to work since July 31 and recently, I have been diagnosed with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). My employer is saying that he does NOT have W/C insurance and has "supposedly" been paying my medical bills out of his own pocket. He just recently started giving me $250 a week for comp (mid September), before that he gave me nothing.
The problem is, I like this man and before I got hurt this was the best job I have ever had. I bought home over $550 most weeks, sometimes as much as $950. With fuel prices being what they are, I'm afraid that he will have to close his doors pretty soon. My income was and is the only one my family has and now we are barely keeping the lights on.
There is currently no cure for RSD. My Dr. wants to try a Spinal Cord Stimulator to ease my pain. I am currently on serious medications for my pain but they don't help much. I will, in all likelyhood, have this for the rest of my life!
My question is: When, if ever, should I begin legal procedings to: a: make sure my family is taken care of
b: make sure all my future medical bills are paid
c: make sure everything that is in the Drs. power is done in order for me to recover fully?
I also would like to know what my rights will be when, and if, he has to file bankruptcy?
I have been unable to work since July 31 and recently, I have been diagnosed with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy). My employer is saying that he does NOT have W/C insurance and has "supposedly" been paying my medical bills out of his own pocket. He just recently started giving me $250 a week for comp (mid September), before that he gave me nothing.
The problem is, I like this man and before I got hurt this was the best job I have ever had. I bought home over $550 most weeks, sometimes as much as $950. With fuel prices being what they are, I'm afraid that he will have to close his doors pretty soon. My income was and is the only one my family has and now we are barely keeping the lights on.
There is currently no cure for RSD. My Dr. wants to try a Spinal Cord Stimulator to ease my pain. I am currently on serious medications for my pain but they don't help much. I will, in all likelyhood, have this for the rest of my life!
My question is: When, if ever, should I begin legal procedings to: a: make sure my family is taken care of
b: make sure all my future medical bills are paid
c: make sure everything that is in the Drs. power is done in order for me to recover fully?
I also would like to know what my rights will be when, and if, he has to file bankruptcy?