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I had injured my back in august of 2000. I had fell off a set of blocks used as a set of stairs while an outside contractor was hired to do a job for the company i work for. those blocks were left there after the company was done and was used by everybody. one night i stepped onto the blocks and one gave out and i fell to the ground. i landed on my lower back and went to the emergency room. the Dr. gave me some pain killers and sent me home w/ light duty job restrictions, as soon as i showed back to work my employer has done all that they can to get me to work against the restrictions. my injury has been going on for about 6 months. i have been to therapy and nothing seems to be helping any. X-rays show that L4 and L5 were out of allignmentand my tailbone is crooked a bit. the current prognosis is that there is soft tissue damage, lower back pain. anyway i has been harrassed by some of the employees that brown nose w/ the boss, and my employer is writing me up for failing to do my job thats beyond my limits outlined by my work restrictions. i am one step from being terminated from my job. i have lost pay due to being sent home and being reprimanded for not lifting more than my limit and not being able to perform my job. My question is who do i see to report these actions done by my employer? what action do i have if they terminate me? do i loose my workmans comp benefits? is the outside contractor liable for my slip and fall injury? am i entitled to lost wages for the days they sent me home for not going against my doctors note? what type of lawyer do i need for such action against my employer, outside contractor, workmans comp, and who do i report all the stuff my employer has done to 1. either get me to quit, or 2. fire me for poor job performance, since i will not do tasks that go against my doctors note. I'm racking my brains out because i have always had good relationships with my previous employers and i dont want this to be a black mark on my employment record for other employers to see. i also see that i'm going to have some long term of permanent dissability and would like to be retrained for another career. i have missed out/ unable to do a lot of things i used to enjoy. thanks for any help on this subject.
[Edited by injured back on 02-15-2001 at 01:34 AM]
[Edited by injured back on 02-15-2001 at 01:34 AM]