Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California
Ca. Workmans Comp overpayment-Sent to Collections
My husband was injured on the job in March of 2006. His
workmans comp claim was denied initially and other resources
offered in the first three months of his injury time...IDL, CAT
leave. Eventually the claim was approved and by that time he
was forced to retired disabled (one year later). At that time he
was informed that the State of California had overpaid him and
that he now had to pay them over $1000! He asked for proof
of this overpayment and all he ever got were cancelled checks,
which proved nothing. He had meetings with the agents and
was told they would figure out the details. Nothing happened.
Months passed. We employed an attorney asked for more
substantial information. Last week (it is 2009) our attorney
informed us that there was nothing more he could do and that
''it appeared'' we owed them. That said, one week later we
received a phone call from a Collection agency asking for even
more money than the original amount! We had not even had
an opportunity to contact the state regarding the end of the
dispute nor did we hear from them. Are we responsible for the
original disputed amount as well as the additional monies? It
has been three years!
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Ca. Workmans Comp overpayment-Sent to Collections
I don't know the answer to your question. However, you might want to talk to your state lawmaker about this. It appears that an injustice is being done, and should be corrected. A few, well-placed calls by the legislator's staff might get you results.
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