Nearing Resolution
Profunksticated and The Spouse went to Worker’s Comp court today on the case involving the back injury she sustained for being between in between two students about to have an altercation. Some female student pushed my wife trying to get at a boy who was needling her. This was nearly 18 months ago.
Her lawyer conferred with her employer’s lawyer and the judge. The upshot: There will be no regular benefit payment since she did work as a part time adjunct professor, which is easier for her than teaching high school. (Her doctor, a spine specialist, said she’s physically unable to stand the rigors of six hours of high school teaching, dealing with special needs freshmen.)
But the worker’s comp judge strongly encouraged her employer’s lawyer, based on the medical evidence, that the school district offer a lump sum settlement to make my wife’s case go away. The other side’s lawyer said she would draw up papers. In addition, she can file with our state for accidental disability as well as Social Security disability.
The downside is that her employer may stop paying her medical benefits, meaning I’ll have to pick up that slack, which would mean for me (gasp) possibly securing a full time gig with benefits, such that they will be assuming I pick up another private-sector job. Teachers so far still have the best benefits of most employee groups.
It does feel better to finally know that this case appears to be coming a resolution. This lump sum won’t be a whole hell of a lot of cash, but it’s better than nothing. Her lawyer says she may have a check in hand by year’s end.
Meanwhile, I return to D.C. this weekend to resume the gig hunt.
Peace.
Well they’ll at least pay her medical until AFTER everything is settled right? Meaning after they cut the check. Yeah them dayum worker’s comp cases, them sh*ts drag on and on and on. Glad you all hung in there.
Yo, Aly, that’s just it. We’re not sure that the medical bennies will be paid by her employer after this case is settled. We’ve gotta get with our lawyer on that. Thanks for your support.
Comment by aly cat — November 7, 2007 @ 2:42 am