Legal Question in Employment Law in Illinois
Sick Employee and Forged Document
My husband signed a blank document, the company did not go over what he signed they cancelled his life insurance when he cancelled his health insurance. My husband got sick on 1/27/00 and 1/28/00 several employees saw this, no one took him to the doctor or asked him if he was ok. On January 28 at 8:45PM he passed away from a heart attack in our home. I was told by the Plant Manager that if he would have known he was sick he would have taken him to the hospital. Plus the day before the funeral, I was told, he had no life insurance, I was also told that he should have read his handbook. Is this legal to not go over paperworkwith the employee and why blame his spouse at the wake for their neglegance of not asking him if he was okay. Please respond
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Sick Employee and Forged Document
Hello. I regret that you
have had to experience this
type of a situation and you
are not alone because there
are many victims of negligence
with regard to insurance. In
my opinion, your husband's insurance agent and the
company that he is associated
with may be liable for
his/her failure to review
the policy with your husband.
Furthermore, the agent may
have, through error, cancelled
your husband's life insurance.
You definitely should contact
the State of Illinois Department of Insurance and
make a complaint immediately.
You should also retain an
attorney to look into this
situation; you may have a
law suit!
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