If your husband belongs to the union, he needs to involve them This should be effective.
I cannot understand why the WC went to the workplace. It should have been sent directly to your husband. WC insurance is regulated by your state so make it clear to both teh WC insurance company and to your husbands employer that your next step, if this is not resolved in a timely manner thoiugh your union representative is a complaint to the Insurance commissioner.
My husband was injured at work and the insurance company was not getting a timely response about his wages from the company, and his Union rep was a little lackadaisical. I called the BA who intervened and boom! The hours were reported.
I really think you need to talk to a union rep or anyone that has more knowledge on workers comp. Payroll should not be receiving you husband's workers comp checks. They should go from the insurance company to your house, no middle man. It really sounds like something illegal.may be happening.
Is there any reason that the checks went to work and not us? The first one did, but the others supposedly went to work.
I have no idea why they did that. I'm not a lawyer and I don't play one on Disboards. That's why I think, at the very least, you should contact your state's office of worker's claims. They can answer any questions you have, and can give you a list of attorneys, should you choose to go that route. I don't feel good about the information you've given so far.
I like your idea of contacting the union rep just in case. The first check came to the house, but the others were supposedly sent to his work somewhere. Nobody seems to know where they are. We didn't cash the first one because he got paid from his vacation and we thought that this had to be returned so time could be put back in to his PTO bank, but payroll does not know what to do, even though it is in the contract to make the employee's checks whole while they have the time. WC pays 80% and his PTO bank would pay the other 20%. But because they were not getting checks or neither did we, but the one, she kept paying my DH from his vacation bank. Now he is down over 1/2 and has lots of money sitting somewhere with nobody knowing what to do with it. So frustrating.
Just still wondering if anyone said whether this is something that can be fixed with surgery? (Which would potentially affect the long term outlook.)
Every state may be different but where we live, you cannot sue your employer directly. A few years ago, my dad was working on the roof of an abandoned building owned by his company. The site was not properly secured by his company, and he fell through the roof into the next floor. He landed on his back and fractured his back, leaving him out of work and on worker's comp for 6 months. He went to two different lawyers during that time and was told by both that he could not sue his employer. The only recourse he had was if his employer hired a subcontractor to secure the site and they failed to do so, but it turns out his employer had employees secure the site - not a sub. So he was out of luck as far as getting additional compensation.
In your case, you may still benefit from talking to a lawyer just for advice on what to do. I think there is potential for recourse if you are shorted worker's comp. Another option may be speaking to a financial advisor who has experience with worker's comp, SSI, etc. If they can't advise on who needs to fill out what, they may be able to advise on tax or legal implications for both payments coming through, etc.
Best wishes to you and hopes for a speedy recovery for your DH! Good luck!