Work-related Stress

[Fighting Camel]

What is the name of your state? North Carolina

I was diagnosed with work-related acute stress disorder in May, 2005 and taken out of work. This was the opinion of both my family doctor and psychologist. I used up all my leave time (10 months) and placed on short term disability. I'm awaiting my approval for long-term disability.

Now I'm being told I should have filed this under Workers' Comp. Is that true and is it too late to do so now?

 

[seniorjudge]

What is the name of your state? North Carolina

I was diagnosed with work-related acute stress disorder in May, 2005 and taken out of work. This was the opinion of both my family doctor and psychologist. I used up all my leave time (10 months) and placed on short term disability. I'm awaiting my approval for long-term disability.

Now I'm being told I should have filed this under Workers' Comp. Is that true and is it too late to do so now?

Work comp is for injuries on the job; you wanted disability which is something completely different.

 

[Fighting Camel]

Guess the bottom line question would be, is it too late to file a Workers' Comp claim?

 

[xylene]

Now I'm being told I should have filed this under Workers' Comp. Is that true and is it too late to do so now?

Who are you being told this by?

 

[cbg]

You can try, but the chances of the workers comp carrier accepting a claim of work related stress range between slim and none.

 

[Fighting Camel]

Being told this by a personnel assistant where I worked. Says that stress is a worker's comp issue in North Carolina now.

 

[philtinner]

wow, i had a claim for all these years and did not even know it, i got stress out the ying yang

 

[Job_Hunting]

I've seen it covered under Workers Comp believe it or not, but the diagnosis was post traumatic stress disorder due to a violent crime at work. I don't think that stress due to work in general would ordinarily be covered. I suppose you could try though.

 

[janimal]

I have seen many, many, many employees at my old company attempt to get Workers Compensation for stress.

Haven't seen one be successful.

Good luck with your attempt - but don't get "stressed" if it doesn't happen....