Thursday, April 16, 2009

Who's the malingerer and abuser of the system?

I was last re-injured in August 99 and the 3 times prior,of which I was also off work for over a year by DR's orders. Each time I was forced back to work and each time resulting in more damage to my body.This last time has had to be the most strenuous situation I have ever been in my life of 45 years,with deeming of employment of an occupation that is stated for its high rate of back injuries; then there's employers that refuse to hire due to increase of their WCB premiums as I am "HIGH RISK" employee; to whom the WCB refer me too ? To the Labour Board on grounds of discrimination.

All my life I enjoyed inventing and being creative, with wood, metal or combination of both in many various ways, with electrical , welding and carpentry experience, creating was endless. As I had shown WCB of Alberta; my portable Work station.
My plan was simple to me as I already had a National Retailer interested, basic proto-type built and a Canadian manufacture ready to go on completion and testing of proto-type, all I requested was the means for materials and proper equipment.Since I started the portable work station, I have built many more multi-purpose tools that assist me in my injury; which was(amongst other plans) stated in my business proposal to WCB. WCB then hired The Business Development Bank of Canada to take over my "portable work station", their proposal on my behalf was way out of line,pertaining to my overhead costs and marketing, my calculated cost was at least 50% less and marketing already covered; but I was also given a 45% chance of success rate even though all I had was a rough proto-type. Needless to say this is how the rest started.Later I attempted to gain my own Government grants and financing to manufacture other items such as portable fencing for one, I was unable to gain any assistance due to being under the WCB of Alberta's care. I was informed it was the responsibility of the WCB to assist me in my endeavors, it was at that time I gave up on trying to take over my own life.

I was attempting to get out of the WCB at that time and since, as I already knew I hated dealing with them, from prior experience. The last time I was in WCB's rehabilitation center, I had to force them to put me in a work out program that wasn't causing as much pain and injury. First it was tread mill set at a speed calculated by the length of my legs and arms,speed was to fast and hand rails too low; almost fell on my face, 3 days for pain to subside.Next was a go-no-where bike,with a back and hip injury already, more of I cant do; all this was to raise my heart rate. I recommended climbing stairs , there at least I had a hand rail for stability and at my own pace.Later I requested a leg press instead of squats with a box full of weights,that was refused as well as anything else I wanted to prevent more pain and immobility, all due to the supervisors comment of "who are the trained professionals here". On account of the unnecessary situation I was put in, where I was unable to participate in my program from the physical results of the day before, I was denied benefits for the time I was not participating, for listening to them I received not only pain and immobility but financial penalty as well.
To me it seems as if anything an injured worker wants to do for themselves is prevented, even in their act it states that they are the authority of the claimant, in every way shape and form. If I were to hire a lawyer in a 3rd party law suit that caused my injury, I would need WCB of Alberta's permission to proceed.That is only if they allow it,you and your lawyer become property of the Alberta WCB. If you are successful, monies are not be distributed by the court without the permission of the WCB; which at that time you will receive after all legal costs accrued by the WCB, only 25%.
For any of you that have followed my blog or have read other postings,I am not a "malingerer nor an abuser of the system", but the more I deal with WCB the more I see of false accusations pointed from the very people that are guilty of the those accusations. Who's the malingerer and abuser of the system?

If you read the comment below you will see that WCB employees take great pride in their "LAW" that enables them to commit these crimes and abuses, along with the arrogance , mis-information and belittlement that they utter, just ask any employer what happens when they hire anyone that has had a WCB claim.It is also typical of WCB employees to send the injured back to work into employment that is neither compliant to injury or that the worker is qualified for. The WCB employee is a brain washing tool to the public and a liar and manipulator to the injured.

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