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Letter
# 37
Subj.:
Workmen's comp....
Date: 11/01/2000 11:24:24 PM Pacific
Standard Time
From: #37
To: Bronxguy37
I would like to know about repetive injuries to the
neck, burning sensations in the arms that are not carpo
tunnel, any other type of injuries and what the casino's
do about them. If you are a land base dealer you are
covered under workman's comp. However, if you are a
riverboat dealer, unless you can prove the casino was at
fault then you may not recover injuries and damages. Which
to me is unfair! I would like to know what you have to say
about all this?
#37
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Response:
#37:
Each state has their own Workmen's Comp laws. Most of them are
very similar but there are some variations. I cannot understand
why workers on the boats would not be treated the same as those
working in the land-based casinos.
I would get a group together and talk to the state's
workmen's comp people. It seems that maybe the casino interests
have had too much influence with the workmen's comp office in your
state. They do this to keep their insurance rates down, as the
premiums the casinos pay into the workmen's comp fund are in
proportion to the level of claims they experience.
I would also
try to get the media to expose this inequity and talk to your
state legislators. You will find a petition drive may help bring
this to the light of day.
Good luck.
Jack Lipsman
NFGE/TWU
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