Today, I discovered that the pain I've had for the past couple of weeks was actually due to a broken collar bone. Now work won't pay for the treatment I need because I continued to work despite the pain. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to the emergency room for a broken collarbone. This wouldn’t be so bad if my parents hadn’t paid $20,000 for me to go to a snowboarding academy all winter. Today was day one. FML
Today, I broke my collarbone in a rugby tournament. I was forced to sit through five more hours of games because the coach wouldn't take me to the hospital until the tournament was over. FML
Today, I realized I need a new job. This happened when I was seriously considering ways to break my leg so I could stay at home for a day and not have to deal with my boss. FML
Today, I'm in hospital after having surgery for a broken leg. I’m maxed out on Endone and still in pain. Work have said that I’m on the roster next week and I’ll be fired if I’m not there. My wife said that she is going to have some "me time" for a few days when I get home from my "holiday". FML
Today, while helping a child through a tantrum, I was kicked and my hand broke. The bone is completely in half and fixing it will require plates, screws, and surgery along with months of recovery. Another day on the job. FML
Today, during my second shift back at work after missing four weeks for knee surgery, I stabbed myself in the hand and now need three weeks off for that surgery. Just as I'm up for a promotion. FML
Today, my boss called me to say that I've been slow at work this week and that I will be replaced if I don't pick up the pace. That would be understandable, if I didn't have a broken ankle and pneumonia. FML
Today, I hurt my back at work due to faulty, outdated, and just crap equipment. Workers’ comp offered me two Tylenols and a pamphlet about "mindfulness over medical bills." FML
Today, after I fell over and fractured my knee, I've been in hospital for a week. I now have a metal plate in my knee, and am due to be off work for months, I wouldn't mind as much if I hadn't been hit by a car two years ago, spent a week in hospital for a fractured vertebrae, and was off work for months. FML
Today, I found out that my boss was actually legally obligated to send me to the hospital after I was hit on the head while working. I had to finish the entire work day while heavily concussed, and by the time I got to the ER I had lost complete feeling in my right side. They asked me to come in the day after. FML
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Top comments
knight2109 12
Don't Canadians usually go on about their free healthcare?
superman21_fml 19
Did it happen at work? If so they should cover it regardless of whether or not you continued to work.
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Comments (45)
superman21_fml 19
Did it happen at work? If so they should cover it regardless of whether or not you continued to work.
gear4 29
oh you beat me to it :D
iT_Cereal 25
I broke both my collar bones and it does not feel good. figured you at least would go get it checked out.
Murilirum 23
Yeah they don't really have actual control whether they pay or not, if it happened at work they have to.
toaster87 19
It's funny that you think that, and I agree they should, but most companies couldn't care less about their employees when it comes to employees Vs their wallet. If OP didn't say/document anything at the time of the incident, at work, or visit urgent care/the ER at the time of the injury then there is no paperwork to prove that the accident happened while on the clock, and the company will fight to not have to cover any medical costs.
refticon 31
I agree with toaster
gear4 29
unless your workplace was the source of the break I don't think that your work should have to pay for treatment
knight2109 12
Don't Canadians usually go on about their free healthcare?
trinangel 19
most healthcare is free, but casts, physiotherapy, prescription drugs are only partially covered
Steve97 32
Yeah but he isn't getting paid from his work while recovering because he didn't report it the moment the pain started. As unfair as that sounds most jobs want to know that the injury is work related and won't cover you if you report it days after it happened because by law they don't have to since they could say it happened outside of work.
ohSNAPyall 27
Right, this is a worker's compensation-type issue.
Zebediabolical 45
It is free. So long as you go to the Emergency Room for everything and are willing to wait months to see a specialist. Unless there's something very serious. I had a problem with my eye, got an appointment with a world class neurologist scheduled for 30 minutes after I left the opthamology clinic and was in the four million dollar thumping donut inside of a week.
THEDUDE1553566 24
Unless it happened at work they shouldn't have to pay for your broken collar bone
bellydancer82 15
Right?! My thoughts exactly. Yeah I feel bad for OP but they can't blame their job unless it happened at work.
lexred 30
I don't think that they are forced to pay if it didn't happen at work. Get well soon OP.
Death546 25
I think they're legally obligated to pay for it, so long as it happened there.
corky1992 33
Only if it they were to report it immediately. if they waited 2 weeks they can't really prove that work caused it and the work place has the right to deny payment.
websphere69 27
that's why it's important to report any injury or possible injury as soon as possible at work...
ThatHorse 15
Pretty much this. It's better to report any pain early on rather than trying to tough it out.
hipposteve 21
get informed, call HR or workforce commision, a labor law representative should guide you through the procedure. go to the hospital and save all receipts and bills! hope you feel better!
moocowmilk0 19
pretty sure you can get some legal action done
PencilTips 19
Don't jump to conclusions. We don't know what the cause of the injury is and where it started. Know the full story before criminalizing the workplace.
corky1992 33
if it happened at work it should have been reported immediately. if it wasn't then the work place has every right to deny payment. OP would just be wasting time and money if they were to take legal action considering they worked for 2 weeks with it injured.
jake131000 21
You sir are a badass