VIAW understands that every injured worker has a story to tell and this can be your opportunity to share it with others. One of the problems with the Workers' Compensation system is that not enough people know there is a problem. Bringing your personal stories of struggle and pain to the forefront can help expose what the effects are of a flawed system.

Our hopes are that injured workers can identify with other victims and reveal what common issues exist between them. This can also be used as an effective tool to help demonstrate to state lawmakers how the WC system is impacting their constituents. If you are interested in contributing your story, here's how you can!

In addition to sharing your WC story, we would also like to encourage you to consider joining our organization as a member. We rely on your membership to keep this organization available to may other injured workers such as yourself. Please, take a moment and visit the JOIN US section of our site and sign up! If you don't think you can afford to pay the membership fee don't let that stop you. Call our office at 1-800-VIAW and we will try to find a sponsor to cover your membership fee.


Please fill out your personal information below:
Name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip:
Phone Number: (xxx)xxx-xxxx
E-mail:

Please follow these guidelines when preparing your story:
DESCRIPTION OF WORKER: In this section, we need your name, geographic location, your age, married?, children?, etc. This helps create the "face" of the injured worker.
 
INJURY: What was your occupation at the time of injury, how did it happen, and what kind of injury you sustained.
 
CURRENT PROBLEMS WITHIN THE WC SYSTEM: Medical care delays, or denials, court battles and delays, money cut off, utilization review problems, reimbursements not paid, etc.
 
IMPACT OF PROBLEMS WITHIN THE WC SYSTEM: Financial problems, pain, physical limitations, how it has affected your life.
 
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SYSTEM: What do you think of the current system and how it treats people? What do you think needs to be changed?
 
After completing each section of this form please select SUBMIT. Your story will be reviewed by VIAW and considered for posting on the BODIES OF EVIDENCE section of this website. Thank You.

NOTE: In choosing to share your story, contributors agree to VIAW posting stories at our discretion with or without edits.

 

 

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