McDonald's denies workers comp for shot employee »
Posted By idyll 9 months ago in NewsThis kid risked his life while working at McDonald's to help a customer and was shot multiple times. McDonald's then decides that the shooting did not occur while he was performning his McDonald's duties so denies him workers comp - he was not asking for more - and hospital costs.
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Dionys9 months ago
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Ethically and morally I support this person.
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However legally, McDonalds has a policy regarding employees and what they are supposed to do in these situations. If he violated their policy then he deserves full well the penalty for violating their policy. -
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lvrofwolves9 months ago
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So let me get this straight, it's McDonald's policy that their employees are not to help McDonald's CUSTOMERS, in their OWN store????? wow!
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In this case I hope he sues for way more then just his medical costs.
what does this tell the other employees in the future?? no wonder customer service SUCKS!! they obviously don't value their employees or their customers.
I'd like to read the wording in that policy, I understand most are told if they're robbed, to hand the $ over etc...but not to help ANYONE if they are being assaulted right then and there? carry on, ring those orders up, look the other way, get those orders out......they should be ashamed.-
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Dionys9 months ago
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"So let me get this straight, it's McDonald's policy that their employees are not to help McDonald's CUSTOMERS, in their OWN store?"
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This is the policy of most places, corporate or not. We have police for a reason. If you want to violate your work policy to help someone else, that's great ethically and morally -- but don't expect the workplace which specifically told you to not do something to support you when you do it.
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aceofspades19 months ago
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Paul Harvey's tagline was & now here's the rest of the story--
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McDonalds itself did not refuse compensation - it was it's insurance co. that is refusing to pay.
In an on camera interview the franchise holder said if the ins. co. didn't pay - he would cover it out of his own pocket.
McDonalds is not a shining example of corporate charity to its employees - but in this case there are other circumstances.-
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lvrofwolves9 months ago
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more of the story here http://www.workerscompinsider.com/archives/001009....
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during orientation they were told that in the event of a robbery or anything like a robbery . . . not to be a hero and simply call 911
How is this a robbery or anything like a robbery?
oh and it was McDonald's own risk management that denied the claim.
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aceofspades19 months ago
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What bothers me about this thread is how so many of you are acting like Limburger's ditto-airheads. You hear an unverified story & you jump on the wagon because of your own preconception of the situation - I thought we were above that.
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snowman36r9 months ago
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Absolutly ace you posted exactly what I was going to.......McDonalds are independently owned. (for those of you that don't know how busines's work, McDonads is a franchise company.) McDonalds and the franchise owners do not accept or deny claims they have no say what so ever in workmans comp cases it's all handled by the insurance company that issues the coverage for the owner. If the owner has business insurance on top of the workmans comp. insurance the best thing to do is to let the employee sue the workmans comp carrier, then the bussiness owner, that way one of the 2 insurances will cover the bill.
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"So let me get this straight, it's McDonald's policy that their employees are not to help McDonald's CUSTOMERS, in their OWN store????? wow!"
Again not McDonalds policy, its up to the owner of that McDonalds, and yes the majority of business's I've worked at have a policy that you call the police. Why? "Because you never know when some idiots got a gun." -
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lvrofwolves9 months ago
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well kudos to you aceofspades1 for getting the rest of the story. I don't know how much of a preconception there was, people commented on the information given,like in any situation, and if that was all, then I'm sure most if not all stick by their comments.
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lvrofwolves9 months ago
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When something like this happens, people react/act, they don't go read the employee handbook. Thankfully someone helped,hopefully 9/11 was called, who knows if they had been waiting or not? regardless of danger, regardless of his most likely piddly minimum wage job, he helped a customer.It's not like they were being robbed or there was someone vandalizing the property or just making a scene, it was a human emergency. I'm a believer in following company policy too..but come on.
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fsev419 months ago
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Unfortunately, morality and ethics are sadly missing in much of the business world. The only thing that counts is legality. I see the young man's actions as being morally and ethically correct, helping another human being in need. Legally he may not be entitled to compensation but what he did reflects well on McDonalds and ethically I feel that they should step up to the plate and do the ethically correct thing. If an insurance company is involved I think McDs would have the leverage to offer a you pay half and we'll pay half and everybody would come out looking good.
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We often see a similar situation in some political situations where a decision is made on what is legal and not necessarily what is right. The opposing side will always scream about that. -
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dragon4sho5 months ago
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From what I have seen first hand Mcdonald's have a long time practice of not paying workers comp I dont know how thay have gotten away with this for so long but it needs to stop NOW!!!! thay make too much money yearly to not make a better work envirnment for workders and to pay worker's comp to thoese thay have treated unfairly in the first place especisally in LA PLACE,LA managers that don't know how to talk to crew members.
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