Postal employee on workers’ comp caught running Boston Marathon

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A U.S. District Court in Florida convicted a former Florida postal worker of health care fraud after she was caught participating in more than 80 long-distance races, including the Boston Marathon, all while taking workers' compensation for a back injury.

Jacquelyn V. Myers, 55, was also convicted of making false statements and faces up to 15 years in prison. Her sentencing is scheduled for July 25.

In May 2009, Myers claimed to have a lower back injury that prevented her from delivering the mail as part of her job. She was relieved of her mail carrying responsibilities and put on "light duty."

However, photos and videos emerged showing Myers participating in the races, including a triathlon. And in what would ordinarily be considered good news, her race times actually improved after she made her initial injury claim.

Last October, a marathon "winner" in London was disqualified after it was revealed he had cheated by taking a public bus for a significant portion of the race he was supposedly running. Amazingly, it was announced this week that the disqualified winner, Rob Sloan, recently took a job working as a bus engineer.

"The people I work with have all been very supportive and good company as well," Sloan told The Sun.



In less controversial but equally interesting news, Rob Ginnivan recently completed a 13-mile run, all inside a hot air balloon.

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saywhatkid said:
How did she vote in 2008?
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Ur hilarious, SWK!!..Anyhow...I laughed so hard when I first read this story....(altho' it's not really funny)...but some of the things that people actually do to get a free ride....guessing they better keep her locked up...she might try to run the Marathon again and outrun the Cops!
 
I work at USPS for 27 years. Anyway I heard that USPS sometimes sends a Postal Inspector to follow and observe anyone who is on worker's comp. Video recording and/or pictures taken by PI would be used as evidence for fraud.

One deaf guy claimed work-related injury (back pain) and he loves bowling but he has to avoid it because he doesn't want to be caught.
 
In my 38 years with U.S.P.S., there was probably one case such as this one every two years. Once FMLA came about, it was much harder to go on disability.
 
CrazyPaul said:
I work at USPS for 27 years. Anyway I heard that USPS sometimes sends a Postal Inspector to follow and observe anyone who is on worker's comp. Video recording and/or pictures taken by PI would be used as evidence for fraud.

One deaf guy claimed work-related injury (back pain) and he loves bowling but he has to avoid it because he doesn't want to be caught.
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I works for USPS too for 22 yrs. I've seen some "crybaby" Hearing whine over back problems and got work comp. I heard that he was visited by Postal Inspection and they can't find any proof. Actually through my co workers who visited his place, He did heavy liftings, work on his classic car in garage (He kept garage door closed and windows covered to prevent PI peeping eyes). Figures! He's taking BIG risk that PI would find out soon. I knew that long before he got comp. He got his fingers pinched by first bar code sorter machine with corkscrew feeder, he "cried" and supervisor sent him home and was off for 3 days. I had my fingers pinched and it was NOTHING!!!!!!! He's a big wuss! Some employees are being wussy or lazy so they can earn comp and try not to get caught. I did have suspicious feelings about them but It's best for Postal Inspection to take care of them. I would love to see several PI jump on them and have "football" piles on top of them :rofl: (seriously, my work partner was caught stealing food stamps and I went for lunch and after that, Everyone gathered around me asking what happend to him. I told them I had no such clue. They told me PI jumped on him and arrested him for thief of food stamp and he had it under his shirt. He was in jail for 5 years.)

If I get hurt badly and got comp from PO, I would have to be careful and use my common sense simply as it!!

Catty
 
rolling7 said:
In my 38 years with U.S.P.S., there was probably one case such as this one every two years. Once FMLA came about, it was much harder to go on disability.
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FMLA is for non-work-related illness/injury and it comes from your sick leave and annual leave so if they run out, you would get no pay. Some workers ask for donations, fuck them.
 
Yes, FLMA is not for on the job events. However because FMLA put the U.S.P.S.into a situation of automatically granting leave (up to 12 weeks) this cost the U.S.P.S. plenty of money. Therefore, U.S.P.S. made it more difficult for a claim of on the job injuries to be approved. Any employee knows our has heard stories of being sent to doctors who in turn were hounded by U.S.P.S. about their finding(s).
Tons of proof are required in order to get the injury approved for disability.
 
rolling7 said:
Yes, FLMA is not for on the job events. However because FMLA put the U.S.P.S.into a situation of automatically granting leave (up to 12 weeks) this cost the U.S.P.S. plenty of money. Therefore, U.S.P.S. made it more difficult for a claim of on the job injuries to be approved. Any employee knows our has heard stories of being sent to doctors who in turn were hounded by U.S.P.S. about their finding(s).
Tons of proof are required in order to get the injury approved for disability.
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What about after 2014, Sick Leave become 100% Employees own. I wonder would PO stop hounding on Dr and Call in absent automated call become short. I hope FMLA would be easy to get approved.

My friend told me that many employees are having issue with FMLA. Unions are still fighting. MGMT playing dirty tricks on employees.

Catty
 
rolling7 said:
Yes, FLMA is not for on the job events. However because FMLA put the U.S.P.S.into a situation of automatically granting leave (up to 12 weeks) this cost the U.S.P.S. plenty of money. Therefore, U.S.P.S. made it more difficult for a claim of on the job injuries to be approved. Any employee knows our has heard stories of being sent to doctors who in turn were hounded by U.S.P.S. about their finding(s).
Tons of proof are required in order to get the injury approved for disability.
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Right, doctors have to prove that injuries are job-related. OWCP's decision is based on three things which are medical report from dr, supervisor report and employee report that may include witness(es). So if it's a fact, PO must pay injured employee up to 45 or 90 days and thereafter OWCP takes over.

One deaf guy still receives worker's comp for at least 10 years as well as SSDI but he has to see his doctor as often as OWCP requires.
 
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