Strategic Voting

[DapperButch]

I didn't see this thread until now. It is a good one. I would really like to see a poll with it. It would be interesting. I wonder if you can still put one in. Or would care to?

I say vote strategically, it makes the most sense.

Originally Posted by betenoire

Nick still lives in Ohio, where employers can pretty much do whatever the hell they want.

I do not know what Workman's Comp is. Is that kind of like WSIB? Because WSIB is for if you get hurt ON the job.

Originally Posted by Linus

Ah.. Ok. I thought Nick was in Ontario.


Hrmm.. they used to call it Workman's Comp but perhaps it is WSIB (the acronym sounds familiar). And I thought it covered both on and off job injuries but I think you're right. It may be only on the job. If it was Canada, then I'm pretty sure (unless the Conservatives have changed it) that EI would cover it (at least financially).

Ok, I know this is an old topic, but I just have to ask since this seems so crazy.

Did Nick have his physician sign FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act) papers? It guarantees that one's job is held for 6 months as long as your doc says you cannot work. After six months, it guarantees that they will put you in some position within the company for up to one year (I am not sure if it has to be a comparable position, or not). It is a Federal, not state by state, so it must be available to him.

I sign these papers all the time for my clients and have it myself due to the surgery and regular med appts that I need to have for the next couple of months.

I can totally see some jerk employer not telling an employee about the availability of this. I already knew about it, but my boss actually told me to make sure that I filled them out, just in case someone questioned him about my time out. It protects him as well, as a manager.

I'm sorry this happened to him. Such bull crap.

Yes, workman's comp is when you get hurt on the job and relates to who pays you while you are out. Different issue.


ETA: http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/

Ok, the above says 12 work weeks within a 12 month period. What I wrote above I have heard time and time again, so, who knows. No matter, he should have been covered. It can be continuous leave (out all the time), or intermittent leave (out for doc appts) and just gets added up by hours, I believe.