Help Wanted: Tips on workers' comp retaliation
Photo credit: iStock | If a company fires a worker, the worker would most likely qualify for unemployment benefits, unless the employer makes the case that it let the worker go for misconduct.
Carrie Mason-Draffen
Carrie Mason-Draffen Mason-Draffen, a business reporter, writes a column about workplace issues.
DEAR CARRIE: I was on workers' compensation for two months because I hurt my back at work. Now that I'm back in the office, the managers have put me on notice because they say my work is bad. I have to meet every week with the human resources department, which has started a paper trail on me. This is stressful and unfair. I have been at the company for 13 years, and no one had ever criticized my...
