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Originally posted by lendaddy
I don't see this as employer responsibility at all, it's a cumulative illness. ***
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So is black-lung disease, but that doesn't mean it's not work-related, or should be outside the workers comp system.
Some injuries are traumatic and immediate, some take time to develop. The key inquiry is whether the injury is "work-related." If it is, that's precisely what workers comp was designed for.
If the guy worked for you for 30 years pinching parts and developed this injury as a result, I don't think you would complain.
The key problem here is that he was with you only one year, and you got charged with 100% of the cost.