Kansas Injured Workers Send A Strong Message To Legislators

[Bummer Knees]

I received the following in the mail today from my attorney.

Kansas has some of the lowest workers compensation benefits in the Nation. There is a lack of vocational rehabilitation training. Insurance company-employed doctors and nurse case managers, huge delays, and frivolous defenses to valid claims make the system impossible to navigate. At the same time insurance companies are enjoying high profits and reaping the benefits while clearly not protecting you, the injured worker.

The Kansas Coalition for Workplace Safety needs your help in raising awareness about the dismal conditions of the work comp system. On February or February 28, call your state representative, state senator and Governor Sebelius and send this short, simple message

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Get off your duffs and fix
Workers compensation for working families!

To leave this message with your Kansas representative and Kansas state senator, call the toll-free Legislative Hotline: 1-800-432-3924.

To leave this message with the Governor, call: 1-877-579-6757.

To find your legislature: Go to http://www.kslegislature.org

[collateraldamage5591]

I have some phone calls to make on the 28th. Thanks Bummer! I will try to get as many of my friends as I can to do the same.

[lostinconnecticut]

Why stop with Kansas. I'll call yours if you call mine. Set some dates and put the word out.

[Bummer Knees]

CD if you will pm me your e-mail I will send you the communication I received today.

LOC, you might check and see if your state has a coaliation for work place safety.
Send me your state's info and I will share my story.

[sparkey]

OMG collateral. I am in the basement and i saw your avatar and thought i had a bug on the screen..LMFAO i tried to smoosh it with a tissue. Either this is good medication i am on, or i am still a few cups behind to wake up...ROFLMAO.

[red1030]

Sparkey ...thank you...I did exactly the same thing...tried to get rid of it even... the bug is so real looking.... Bummer...thank you for the information... I will call mine also and yours... lets see what happens... are we going to coordinate this for a particular day... bomb bard them as they say... Red

[CRABBY]

http://www.ilga.gov/
this is all i could find for Illinios nothing under coalition for workplace safety tho....am I doing this wrong?

[ksgirl]

Thanks Bummer! I will be calling.

[Bummer Knees]

Crabby, I would check with your state Legislative web page, may be called something else in your state.

[punk]

[/color][color=#0000FF]Count me in!!!! I'm a KS resident....my case was in NE. My attorney actually said that KS has SOME better benefits than NE, but both we're miles ahead of MO....go figure!! I know that KS needs help with their WC system. Had a claim (that I was informed about during this case in the deposition that was in 96 or 97, hmm...) in KS and didn't have any obvious problems...then again, I didn't know that I had a case!!! LOL So, I'll be making phone calls hot and heavy....I've called Nebraska's numbers numerous times already....it's time I do the same for my home-state!!

Let's all pray some good thing will come of this.....!!!