Who's liable for my sons medical bills? workmans comp?

Question

My 19 yr old son had a job threw a temp agency,
a co worker and my son were carrying a heavy pipe, the coworker droped it and my son;s middle finger bone was spilt.
the temp service paid for him to go to the doctor.
he possiably has to have surgey. Mind you this happened at the work place while working.
my son and the co worker got into a fight (pushing) each other Not at work over what happened.
he didnt use his hand to push back.
the temp agency said my son has to pay all of his medical bills even though his finger was injured at work.
Then they said he could go back to work.
my son doesnt has money to pay for the injurys that occurred at work. does anyone know if the temp agency can stop paying his medical bills? isnt this against the law?

Answer 1

Government aid is stealing...plain and simple.

You, me and our neighbors have our paychecks plundered each week so that numerous individuals can subsidize their misfortunes at our expense.

Life isn't always fair.
However, accepting disability, workers comp or other government aid is little more than participation in the confiscation and transfer of wealth from those hard-working Americans who had nothing to do with the accident in question.

The best approach would be to approach the employer directly for shared responsibility and a community search for privately funded assistance. Such assistance exists....it just takes some humility and work to seek it out.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Not yet it isn't. Here's the line: workers comp laws vary by state. If your son is paid by the temp agency, he needs to report the injury to them; if he's paid by the other outfit, he reports it to THEM. Workers comp bills are NOT "pre-authorized". First you get the treatment, then you submit the bill. If the temp agency doesn't have workers comp in place, then the other outfit is ultimately on the hook to pay medical bills and lost wages.

I agree, broken fingers RARELY result in lost wages.

IF the temp agency actually stops paying his medical bills, he'll need to get a lawyer and sue. It's a pretty open-and-shut case. He got injured at work - they're on the hook for the bills, EVEN IF they don't have workers comp insurance. But sometimes you have to MAKE them pay by threatening a lawsuit.

AS long as the other employee agrees that the fight didn't cause the finger injury, that it was the drop, you don't have a problem. HOWEVER, if the other employee claims the finger was injured in the fight, there is no coverage.

Your son needs to control his temper better, it could end up costing him a lot more than medical bills for a broken finger.

And as far as the other bit. . . WORKERS COMP IS PRIVATE INSURANCE, NOT GOVERNMENT AID. Not one government dime goes into workers comp.

Answer 3

If he was injured at work.. he should file a workmans comp claim.. then if the claim is accepted the workmans comp carrier would pay the medical bills.. if they reject the claim he can appeal it or accept it.. but if they reject the claim then he or his insurance has to cover the bills.

Answer 4

They have to pay his bills. But I would check with a lawyer, as lawss vary some state to state.

Answer 5

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE FIGHT.

YOU CAN'T SPELL.

GET AN ATTORNEY.
AND DON'T TALK ABOUT THE CASE.