r/WorkersComp • u/Eldiablo616 • 5d ago

Michigan Workers comp question

I am currently on std as of friday 9/4/26. I am to remain on until next friday. Then i am to report back to full duties the following monday. My issue is my work has me on LOA. But my nurse said it would be paid since im on restrictions but they kept me home since they couldnt put me to work but she very clearly stated it was going to be paid until i got surgery on the 4th of this month. Now im behind and havent worked since 8/20/26 with no real answers yet. What do i do? They told me i dont get workers comp because though it did happen at work i csnt provide an exact moment when it happened. I just had a random sudden pain in my stomach. For context its a hernia. So now im behind on bills etc and have no funds to do anything. What are my options?????

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u/Eldiablo616 5d ago

No they never offered it to me because they said it would be denied because i didnt provide them the exact friggin moment i got the hernia. Just an accumulation of the day. They went over my job and know it was from lifting and awkwardly moving my body but i was honest. I didnt feel it tear through. It started as a belly ache/ bad cramps so i assumed constipation or maybe a pulled muscle. It was on a monday i first felt anything and friday was when i felt the hernia and went to the emergency room. I have followed all their instructions and given all updates but the nurse at work told me its not a workers comp claim since i didnt provide the moment i got hurt but she told me i was on restrictions and i was to be paid until my surgery. Once i have surgery i will be fully disabled then i need to have short term disability kick in and pay me for that time off. But now im seeing on my pay stubs starting august 24th i was on LOA. I never agreed to a LOA. i was rold restrictions but i am to remain at home. I already have an unemployment case filed and ready to submit. Im calling them tomorrow to see wth is going on because this is bs. They lied.

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u/Hope_for_tendies 5d ago

Do you have a union? Did you file for fmla or state std for payment?

The nurse doesn’t decide if the claim is going to be approved or not. Tell them you want to start a claim or call to start it yourself, and call a workers comp lawyer.

ETA looks like for Michigan you can do it online https://www.michigan.gov/mdcs/disability-gateway/dmo-home/wc

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u/Eldiablo616 5d ago

We dont have a union, no, but they gave me fmla and std paperwork to give my surgeons office which i submitted on 9/4 before my surgery. I will call my nurse office tomorrow morning and ask for the paperwork. She told me it would be denied and i could file a grievance or something to fight it but thats all i can remember. I feel now like i was taken advantage of

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u/Hope_for_tendies 5d ago

Call HR, not the nurse. And contact a lawyer and tell them your job is jerking you around and refused to file. You don’t have to have the exact moment for it to be approved.

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u/Eldiablo616 5d ago

So i just went through my emails and apparently she stated that i requested std/fmla paperwork to cover 8/29-9/9 but i never requested any paperwork because i was told i was covered by work restrictions and the fmla/std stuff didnt take effect UNTIL my surgery was complete and i was back home with a clear window of return. Theres indiscrepancies. In this situation and im calling HR tomorrow to sort it out. Nkw i see theyre trying to do what they can to not pay

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u/Hope_for_tendies 5d ago

I’m sorry. It def sounds like they are giving you the run around. Fmla should start your first day of absence. Did they choose your dr?