USW Local 2-232

formerly PACE 7-232

Representing  employees at Briggs & Stratton Corp. and Strattec Security Corp. in Milwaukee, WI

 

  Election for President 

and Strattec Bargaining Committee

Friday March 5, 2010

 

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Membership Meeting 

Sunday March 21, 2010

Frank Monreal's El Matador

9155 W. Bluemound Rd. Milwaukee 

9:30a.m.

   

  Members are urged to Attend this Meeting.


Home Up President Retires President's Report Strattec Corner Meeting Recap SPECIAL ELECTION Membership Info Ask the Lawyer Die Cast Update Strattec Security Recall Dates 2002 Union Losses 2003 Dues Income UPCOMING EVENTS Membership Meeting Retiree Club NOTICE Income & Expenses

 

Home Up President Retires President's Report Strattec Corner Meeting Recap SPECIAL ELECTION Membership Info Ask the Lawyer Die Cast Update Strattec Security Recall Dates 2002 Union Losses 2003 Dues Income UPCOMING EVENTS Membership Meeting Retiree Club NOTICE Income & Expenses

Ask the Lawyer

By Thomas J. Flanagan

Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, S.C.

"WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE"

            How many times have you been asked, “How are you?” and you have answered “great” or “fine,” when you know that was not exactly accurate? When you are involved in a personal injury or worker’s compensation situation, and you are dealing with medical doctors or the insurance company’s adjuster, watch your language!

            Never tell a doctor that you are “good” or “fine” unless you are back to your pre-injury state of health. The words good, fine and okay are relative terms. You may feel better than you did at the time of the injury, but you are still not back to the health that you had before the injury so that relatively speaking you are not good or fine compared to how you used to be.

            Rather than using the words noted above, use more accurate terms such as “I feel improved but…..” or “I feel better but…..” and then explain the continuing problems that you are having. Your use of more accurate terms also helps the doctor assess your current state of health and any further treatment that is needed.

            Using terms like good or fine may lead an insurance adjuster or perhaps a “company” doctor to conclude that as of the date you uttered those words, you are 100% recovered. If that is not accurate, then you have just put up another hurdle in your case. Think carefully before seeing the doctor. Be accurate.

            If you have questions on worker’s comp, personal injury or social security disability, please feel free to call the Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman law firm at 414-271-4500 (Milwaukee) or 262-789-5000 (Brookfield) or 800-841-5232 (Statewide toll free).

Do you have legal questions or problems facing you or your family? Have you suffered a major personal injury? If you have, or if you have any other legal problem, Local 7-232 is providing free legal consultations with lawyers from the law firm of Previant, Goldberg, Uelman, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman at the Local 7-232 Union office, 8500 W. Capitol Dr. Legal clinic hours: 1:00P.M. to 4:00P.M. First Monday of the month. Call for an appointment 463-7425.