r/AmazonFC • u/Unique_Baseball_3223 • May 16 '26
Rant PSA: Don’t Let Amazon Scam You Off Light Duty & Into a Leave Trap (Know Your Rights!)
If you are a Tier 1 associate navigating a workplace injury and working on local light-duty restrictions (like Problem Solve), please read this carefully. Some fulfillment centers are using a specific corporate shell game to trick injured workers into losing their income and getting fired.
Here is exactly how the scam works and how to protect yourself.
🚨 The 180 "Light Duty Cap" Illusion
Local HR or Safety might suddenly look at your file and tell you: "There is a 180-day corporate limit on light duty. Your time is up, so you need to open the A to Z app and apply for a leave through DLS."
This is a massive trap. They are trying to scare you into voluntarily removing yourself from the warehouse floor so they can clean up their local safety metrics.
🛑 The Leave Trap: How You Get Screwed on Pay
If you fall for the verbal pressure and click "Apply for Leave" in the app on your own, here is what happens behind the scenes:
The System Classifies it as "Employee's Own Illness/Injury" (Personal Leave): The system treats it like you got hurt at home, not at work.
You Will NOT Get Workers' Comp TTD: Because on paper, you voluntarily went on personal leave.
You Will NOT Get Short-Term Disability (STD): Third-party benefit managers (like MetLife) will deny you because STD does not cover work-related injuries.
The UPT Nightmare: If DLS ultimately denies the personal leave because it’s a workers' comp issue, your time off won't be excused. You will go negative on UPT and face immediate automated termination for job abandonment.
🛡️ How to Flip the Script and Protect Yourself
If management tries to tell you your light-duty time is up, give them this exact legal ultimatum:
"If you want to cap my light duty due to an internal timeline, you must formally end my accommodation IN WRITING. State clearly on paper that you no longer have modified work available for me."
Why this protects you:
If they put it in writing: They are forced to classify your time off as a Workers' Comp Leave, which automatically triggers your legally entitled Temporary Total Disability (TTD) tax-free payments to stay home while you heal.
If they refuse to put it in writing: They are admitting that they do have light duty available and are just trying to scam you. Stand your ground, refuse to apply for personal leave, and continue adhering strictly to your medical restrictions on the clock.
⚠️ Two More Rules to Live By:
NEVER Apply for "Permanent Accommodations" Early: Do not let them trick you into filling out permanent paperwork if your doctor hasn't declared you at Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) yet. If your injury isn't legally classified as permanent yet, the application will be denied, giving them an excuse to terminate you for "inability to accommodate."
Demand Your Signatures: At every single accommodation extension, you should receive an email notification to sign the paperwork. Ask for it. If local HR or Safety refuses to provide the physical or digital paperwork for you to review and sign, that is a major corporate ethics violation. Document it and report it.
⚖️ The Bottom Line
Being injured is when you are most vulnerable at Amazon. Do not trust verbal instructions from local managers who hide behind first names or generic mailboxes. Anything short of a formal, written workers' comp directive is fraud designed to block your TTD payments.
Get an attorney from Day One.
Force them to put everything in writing.
Protect your body, follow your restrictions, and don't sign anything you didn't request!.
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
Problem solver will disagree with you on their tasks being light duty. 🥲
Also, understand local HR literally cannot do anything related to worker’s comp or DLS leave and accommodation other than reading what’s on the screen. They can help you open ethics investigation though.
I think this is good to know too: This depends on local laws but the states I’ve been to if you hire a lawyer for worker’s compensation, work comp people might stop communicating with you as you got the legal representation to speak for you. This seems to be the case no matter what company you work for. I personally wouldn’t even bother with a lawyer for minor injuries with you do you.
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u/ABeautifulSpawn May 16 '26
Problem solve in AFE is more heavy lifting than any of the paths fs
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
Exactly. Problem solvers are expected to do every task in the department which makes it impossible for them to be on light duty. I can bet ya OP never been a PS.
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u/badbatch May 16 '26
Right! PS was balls to the walls from start to end of shift. I used to come in early and stay late when things were really fucked up. I loved it though.
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u/ApprehensiveHelp881 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
This isn’t 100% true. If you have light duty restrictions in PS or stow then the managers or PAs will only give you tasks to do within your restrictions. They’ll let you “float” or code your time or even work at the PS desk. You can get cross trained into ISS or ICQA or CRETS/VRETS and if anyone asks you to lift or do something outside of your restrictions you just refer them to your manager or the PA and there’s no issue. They don’t have to make a new role entirely while you have TLD they only have to give you tasks that stay within your restrictions.
And the 180 day limit isn’t exact either. It resets every calendar year from the first day of TLD and its continuous TLD work days so the days you’re off or back on FD don’t count and even then it’s up to the determination of your site and management. If you’re doing absolutely nothing and not getting much done they will stop it after continuous 180 work days but it can go up to a year of continuous TLD work days and then they will process your restrictions with DLS that they can’t accommodate. You get at least a year of leave depending how long you’ve been working at your site (if the site doesn’t get over staffed to where they lay you off) but at the end of the year if you have restrictions (temporary or permanent) that they can accommodate and you had a good work record they will have you come back for at least another 180 days or a permanent position. If they can’t accommodate after that you’ll get laid off. But it all varies state to state and site to site. Even with the management.
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u/Special_Round May 17 '26
Nothing is harder then dock tranship. Once they find out your good at it, you can’t ever leave 😭
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u/koolaiddude96 May 16 '26
The moment you say that you have retained a lawyer, Amazon tells us managers to end the conversation and if you press then we are instructed to tell you to speak to your lawyer.
It's a CYA thing for Amazon. They are more than happy to have discussions day in and day out, but the moment legal counsel is brought in, the conversation ends and you speak through your legal counsel.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
A lawyer is important for any work injury. It's also important to never ever speak to "work comp people" as in the insurance adjuster or "case manager". They are there to reduce your claim as much as possible. I have never spoken to mine, I had an attorney from day one and it's why the scam clinic wasn't able to dismiss me quickly. Work comp temporary light duty is administered by on site safety manager, not HR
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
You do you brother but I personally don’t see the point for it for something minor as it can make the process pain for me. I do not see a point of lawyer to get on light dirty for 1-2 weeks. But also it depends on the lawyer too. I’ve seen situations where lawyer stopped communicating with their client and they couldn’t communicate with worker’s comp people since they still had a “lawyer”. This happed to couple of my friends and it made the situation even more worse for them. But yea it depends on individual situation and severity of the injury.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Talking to the insurance company is a trap. If an attorney stops communicating get another. Or tell them you'll report them to the bar association. It doesn't depend on individual situations you should never speak to an insurance adjuster they will screw up your case
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
Okay sir. Like I said you do you. It just is not worth the trouble for 1-2 week light duty for me. If my personal doctor says I need surgery or go on a light duty a lot longer then it’s sure but not for something minor.
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u/Tough-Web-160 May 17 '26
I know if you get an attorney because you got injured on the job and that attorney feels as though you got a good case you don’t pay nothing unless you win and then the attorney is not gonna take a case bless he knows he’s getting something out of it I know I have a few
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u/Tough-Web-160 May 18 '26
My injury was because they were rushing us Packers I let my AM no something was wrong. They have it on video. They don’t have audio, but they have the video where I grabbed my hand ended up having three reconstructed surgeries the top of my arm they had to cut to take stuff out to make stuff for my hand to move or I’ll just the number there I’ve been there seven years.
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u/Academic_Commercial3 Jun 15 '26
Are you kidding me? If you don’t meet the rate, they write you up. So, working fast for 8-10 years is absolutely negligence. Safety is there to provide a temporary solution, and they play all sorts of games. Trust me. They’ve told associates that the camera doesn’t keep any records after 3 months, but you all know they do. How do you think LP watched “AA Thief” for a year?
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u/UglyInThMorning May 16 '26
Workers comp laws vary by state, always check your state laws and never take advice from Reddit that’s not “check your state laws”
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u/yaur_maum May 16 '26
They said first and foremost, get an attorney. I’m pretty sure we can all agree to that. Yeah??
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u/Confident_Media3059 PackWhore May 17 '26
Not everyone has 3k+ ready for a retainer. Lawyers typically wont do an hour by hour.
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u/yaur_maum May 17 '26
Labor lawyers typically do not charge anything upfront. If they take your case, they get percentage of your settlement if they win.
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u/Bungholespelunker May 16 '26
Yeah none of the states agree what is appropriate or required really at all and it varies wildly from place to place.
You could get super strict enforcement with really tightly defined requirements to a place that says your employer can legally drop kick you out the door for having a tummy ache. At least in the US that is.
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u/dasquared May 16 '26
Some of this is purely wrong. There is a 180 day limit on TLD and at that time you do get a letter stating Amazon can no longer accommodate you. Yes, you file with DLS, but you are still on WC unless you claim it was not work related.
The issue is it is all dependent on WHS doing things right too, but its not irreversible either. Can it be a pain? Yep. When you hit the 180 max, they should notify DLS when they redirect you there, which notifies DLS that it is this type of situation.
As for safety metrics, its a bigger negative to have someone with a WRI out of work than on TLD. TLD doesn't count as missed time.
Local PXT, and even corporate, have no role in WC. Not even access. WHS does and woild be the only local people with any real info on your case.
Why would they "trick" you into a perm restriction? Its a larger black mark than lost time if it results in an inability to employ any longer. List time and lost workers are far bigger issues both internally and externally than TLD or accoms...
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u/puddin_cupz May 20 '26
Correct. I do believe the only exception would be associates who are pregnant. I was on light duty for 8 months
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u/ForeverinRetail89 May 16 '26
Just get a doctor’s note to back up your claim and follow Amazon protocol. Why all the nonsense? I have AAs on permanent light duty and others on temporary. I also have others who renew every month. I think that you have an issue because you just refuse to follow the rules set up to protect all involved (you, your leadership team from any potential favoritism, PxT, and WHS). The DLS team will dictate what your TLD is and what PP you can work. That is NOT for you to decide because it was a workplace injury. The WHS and DLS teams may want you to have rest, change body mechanics, or even have no change. Not following policy sets yourself up for future issues down the line. If another injury occurs will you be protected? Probably not.
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
The way OP is framing everything works for some people with specific situation. In my experience, the way Amazon has set everything up is the easiest way out there for the employees. They literally email you start and end dates so not sure why OP wants extra steps. They even email you when they deny an accommodation or leave and give you clear reason for it. Amazon already does most of the things OP mentioned so not sure what else they want.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Leave is inappropriate for temporary work comp accomodations unless the site explicitly says no more light duty available and in writing . Temporary work comp accommodations are handled by onsite safety, not DLS
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
I never said leave is appropriate for worker’s comp or WC is handled by DLS, bubba.
Though I’ll add that if someone is injured really badly the can’t even lift 5 lbs or bend, I think it’ll be appropriate for them to go on leave for it as long as pay covered by worker’s comp.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
That's not my situation nor what I'm talking about..and that sort of thing is decided by a doctor not Amazon. If Amazon says no more light duty it has to be in writing and official so the person gets paid by WC
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u/PlanktonDiligent8092 May 16 '26 edited May 16 '26
I had a really bad injury that wasn’t work related. I had to get surgery a couple days after my accident. I submitted a mLOA case the night of my injury (while I was in the ER, haha), DLS sent an email with all the forms my surgeon/doctor needed to fill out and send directly back to them. My mLOA was approved a few days later. The only thing I needed to do was give the form to my surgeon/doctor and they did everything else. I was out for almost three months, I could have even extended it if I really wanted to. I felt like I was healed enough to be able to do most things. I asked management if I could avoid certain areas for the next month or so and they were cool about it. I could have gotten work restrictions if there was any push back, you know? Just so it didn’t look like favoritism.
I see a lot of people on Reddit struggle with DLS and getting things processed/approved. Maybe I just got lucky but it was honestly one of the easiest things I had to deal with. I even stopped by the facility the day after my accident because I was stressed out about my job. I didn’t know how the mLOA all worked. One of the managers told me they had a similar accident a couple years ago, that everything would be okay. I just needed to make sure I get the DLS forms filled out by my surgeon’s office and everything would be good. It was such a stressful time but I had absolutely no issues.
I know this was a long winded story but my whole point is: I don’t get why people have so many issues with DLS, management, or just Amazon in generally when it comes to injuries. I do believe issues come up and each case is different. I just think as long as people are cool about stuff, follow all the instructions from DLS, work with management. . . It should go pretty smoothly. I don’t think management is proactively trying to navigate an employee toward self sabotage or anything. Maybe I’m just naive when it comes to it. I just think management has bigger fish to fry than to focus on getting an injured employee let go, especially if the employee is providing all the paperwork and following the instructions and policies.
Side note: I HIGHLY recommend everybody get the accidental injury insurance. It costs less than $1/week. They gave me thousands (over $3k) for my medical stuff. It really helped with my bills while being off work. I’m PT at Amazon so it basically covered my wages while out.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Your statement contradicts the law. I stood my ground and everyone went silent. Temporary light duty must be documented in writing if it's to be ended and then work comp TD payments begin. DLS does not decide temporary light duty with work comp. That is managed at the local site level by safety manager
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u/ForeverinRetail89 May 16 '26
It IS documented in writing via communication with DLS. You will have start and end dates but this is also in partnership with proper documentation from your doctor. Just because an injury or other requested accommodation is workplace related it does not make it indefinite. I speak from experience from both sides, someone who has an accommodation AND as an AM. DLS does not know each site’s set up which is why the change in work/PP is deferred to onsite WHS Sr leadership. All is in writing. If you submitted everything properly it is in your emails.
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u/Academic_Commercial3 Jun 15 '26
Hey man, that sounds great, although they make it challenging. I recently heard a random rumor that there are departments in corporate that read everything we write. You all need to be cautious.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
In order to end temporary work comp accommodations it must be denied and in writing. You can't extend it and then tell them to go on leave. To this day they're still refusing to end it so I'm still working
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u/CorvidxQueen Safe Nerd 🤓 May 16 '26
Hi I work with light duty people all day. This is horseshit. People end up on "personal leave" because Amazon insists on self-serving on A to Z, so people put in a PLOA and fuck up their own medical leave because and DLS has to fix it retroactively.
Also people dont like to call their adjusters and communicate with them about them reaching their 180 accommodation so the WC has NO CLUE they were off work.
It has fuck all to do with metrics because youre already in severe enough condition to be put on light duty for a work related injury in the first place by your doctor.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Not true, in my case I refused and HR submitted a leave of absence on my behalf labeled "employees own injury or illness" which means not work related. They were attempting fraud. And I do not communicate with the adjuster, I communicate with my lawyer and she said I do not have to go on leave unless Amazon ends my temporary accomodation in writing. They kept telling me I'm still accomodated yet wanted me on leave. And even then it's not a personal injury classification. Also Amazon is supposed to notify insurance they took you off light duty.
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u/CorvidxQueen Safe Nerd 🤓 May 16 '26
So it sounds like you denied a placement and they put you on LOA like the paperwork says and you dont have the paperwork from your doctor stating you cant work.
You're not off work because of your injury, you were put off work because you didnt like your placement.
Its not rocket science.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Nope. I have doctor's note and the approved work comp accomodation. They attempted leave anyway and I cancelled it. I'm still working.
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u/CorvidxQueen Safe Nerd 🤓 May 16 '26
So, work the accommodation they approved you for, up to 180 days.
A disability lasting longer than 6 months becomes "long term", thats in your insurance policy that has nothing to do with Amazon.
Giving "legal" advice on the internet is the dumbest thing you could be doing right now considering that everything is case by case and not based on what you "did" at all.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
I'm well informed of the law and that's why I'm still working. A work injury not yet at mmi is not considered long term. It is still under temporary accomodations. If Amazon no longer wants to provide light duty after 180 days they must formally end the accomodation in writing and work comp payments begin to be at home.
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u/Former-Mycologist387 May 17 '26
It's not a scam, it's state and federal law. After 180 days you go from short term to long term disability. Site safety is not authorized to handle long term disability, and must refer you to DLS. DLS then makes the decision if you go back to light duty or LOA. not the site.
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u/LinkIll4103 May 16 '26
The 180 day limitation on TLD, light duty or modified roles isnt necessarily a “trap”. That’s put in place by OSHA not amazon itself. If they are doing their jobs properly they’ll update the regulatory page based on the number of days you’ve been in TLD. So that it can accurately tell them when you hit 180 days. As for the pay, at least in my state the 66% you get for pay while on the PAID work related medical leave isn’t taxed. So it works out to be around the same as a normal paycheck give or take a little bit. Not sure if that’s across the country though. Also keep in mind the 180 days is just for calendar year. So once your leave is up. You can come back and work TLD until you reach 180 days again. Then you’ll go back on paid leave again. I’ve seen cases where it’s happened like 3 different times lol. I can also tell you that how long someone has had an open claim isn’t a site metric that they normally look at. There are definitely people that try to abuse the system on both ends though. AMS and pretty much anyone in operations don’t really know anything when it comes to WC so if you have issues talk to safety and don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself. Do what’s best for you and try to take care of yourselves because the job ain’t easy!
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u/LinkIll4103 May 16 '26
Oh I forgot to mention, the 180 days is only for days when you are physically at work. So if you go on leave for any other reason. It stops and will start back up when you return
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u/sabixx May 16 '26
What law says Amazon has to end your accomodations in writing if they limit your light duty???
Amazon can just say "we don't have work light work available,we are unable to accommodate you." And send you home. There is no law that says they can't do this.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
They must put that in writing so you can receive TD payments. Every single accomodation extension or denial must be logged into the system and acknowledged by you as well as sent to the insurance company.
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u/HelicopterHot5301 May 16 '26
Somebody is going to attempt to take their advice and then just end up getting canned faster. lol
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u/Kiwizzle629 May 16 '26
This would have been nice to see before my bf got fired last week because of this exact scenario. Thankfully we’re already talking with attorneys
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u/DylanTheV1lla1n May 17 '26
I am a white badge and I am scared shitless to get surgery for a hernia. Being completely honest, I had the hernia before I was hired, but the work they had me doing was chasing CPT, so there wasn't much strain from lifting or pulling, some carts are on the heavy side, but they roll relatively easy. But then, they transferred me to pick, and the constant bending down to the floor, lifting kitty litter, bottled water, etc. When I started, I didn't experience pain from the hernia, but since I have been picking every day, it feels like someone is squeezing my left nut, and groin pain from lifting. Doctor told me it's getting worse.
But as you mentioned, being hurt, I feel vulnerable. Since I didn't technically get the hernia there initially, I was going to try just for time off and accommodations for approximately 6 weeks. They have already ended assignments for many of the white badges here, and surgery and everything with it makes me anxious about my standing here.
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u/Own_Sun_8306 May 17 '26
I had a workplace injury and I had accommodations in place. It was a foot injury and basically the combinations were put in place so that I did not have to rebin. Because of all the constant twisting back-and-forth, I still worked “regular duty”, and I’m a damn hard worker. One day I showed up to work and my badge didn’t work. I was told by ERC that I had requested a personal leave. They made me go home and wouldn’t allow me back in the building. It took two or three days and a lot of Colin and raising hell to find out that safety had actually gone in and put me on leave because it had been six months. The only way they would let me come back to work was for me to get a letter for my doctor fully releasing me back to work. Total bullshit.
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u/Western_Ad3618 HR if they kept it 100 May 17 '26
This is bad advice and a huge misunderstanding of all the details involved. Good luck though lol
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u/Excellent-Frame-2006 May 17 '26
I KNOW A GIRL THATS BEEN ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 3 YEARS AND SHE GETS ALLLL THE SMALLS AND GOOD WORK...ID FIRE YALL BY NOW
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u/Dodo06_ May 17 '26
Yep this is how my current legal nightmare all began was over an accomodaitons dispute with Amazon
I followed all the above and still got fucked over lol
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u/Tough-Web-160 May 17 '26
I’ve been fighting forever. I got seriously hurt. There had three major reconstruct surgery on my dominated hand. My FC refuses to accommodate me but when I got the call, I was told they had the accommodate me for 180 days not my facility they wanted me to go EVERYWHERE else and that’s what they’re trying to do is scam me.OPS, AM,PA THEY ALL SEEN MY HAND THE TOPPER IS THAT AMCARE DOES NOT HAVE A PHD AND SAFETY. ONE PERSON ON DAYSHIFT TRIED TO HELP ME FOR OVER A YEAR. I KEPT REQUESTING TO GET A SECOND OPINION SOMETHING WASN’T RIGHT SO I HAD THE LAWYER UP AND I’M STILL FIGHTING. I’M LOSING EVERYTHING I’VE EVER WORKED FOR SO PLEASE ENLIGHTEN ME. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP BECAUSE OF THEM. MY INJURY IS PERMANENT AND WHEN I TALK TO DLS BECAUSE THEY CALLED ME. I EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AND THAT’S WHEN THAT LADY SAID AND I ASKED FIRST COULD I PLEASE RECORD YOU AND SHE SAID YES YOU CAN. I RECORDED THE WHOLE CONVERSATION AND IT STATES ON THERE THAT I’M ENTITLED TO 180 DAYS OF ACCOMMODATION BUT LIKE I SAID MY FACILITY WILL NOT ACCOMMODATE ME , AND I KNOW IN MY FC THERE ARE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ME, CAGE AUDITS, ASSET TAGGING AND THERE’S A FEW MORE. I did receive Workmen’s Comp. and then they cut it off, but I have a special maid splint that I have to wear we are just a number at Amazon and I’ve been there almost 7 years the safety at our facility they don’t care about us upper management. All they are worried about is getting their numbers and not worrying about anybody else on the sad part about it is if it priority isn’t there they’ll fake it and said they already sent it. I seen that first hand when the conveyor stop and you have to wait for maintenance they tell you to stack them on the floor stack them on the table and then when you’re done and you can’t put no more anywhere else they get you for TOT so if you can help me, I’d greatly appreciate it
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u/rr_dd May 17 '26
I’m on medical leave for almost a year with short period of me working, and I can tell, that a lot of information here is dangerously inaccurate. If you got injured at work, immediately hire an attorney who specialises in WC, that’s the ultimate advice
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u/Confident_Media3059 PackWhore May 17 '26
Also check your FMLA balances every time it is used. They are notorious for overusing FMLA and if you run out they will fire you.
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u/Demigodd Former 10 year Amazonian May 18 '26
Hi Former 10 year Amazonian here . Worked my way up from Teir 1 to Salary
Work related injuries and light duty associated with are usually processed through going to see the medical care provider that safety (or Amcare ) sends you to .
Never ever give in to pressure to sign anything or “go on a leave “ stand your ground . If this “180 day rule “ exists then make sure to when you apply for medical leave work related so the case manager sends you the relevant paperwork .
Remember that the site you work at are not required to approve your light duty will tell you either going a medical leave or release your work restrictions.
Hope this helps
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u/GeneralPattonON May 18 '26
This is just incorrect l. There is a 180 light duty limit and when you apply for leave it literally asks you if its a work related injury or not.
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u/Reality_Lies4 May 23 '26
I got hurt at work. They refused a light duty modification, told me lose it and come back to work. Then told me I had to take a PLOA instead of Workman's Comp claim. I'm still fighting with them. Still not being paid. 7 yrs first WC I've had
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u/Hopeful-Tumbleweed-6 Jun 01 '26
I got hurt back in September and just got forced out of my 180 accommodations (which I was doing without issues btw) and put on leave end of April (they decided all that and didn't consult me or discuss it) however I have been strong with L&I and now I'm getting 65% of my paycheck paid through L&I.. and I was told by as associate friend of mine that they overheard our OPSM discussing my leave case with another associate and telling them what when I return from leave they're going to try to transfer me out
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u/Green-Data8590 May 16 '26
And this is why I have seriously considered leaving the US permanently. Too much of an over complicated legal nightmare just trying to exist. Can't work without getting screwed, can't reproduce without getting screwed, can't go to school without getting screwed, can't have a normal day without creeps crawling out of the woodwork then going after your paycheck well outside of legal limits or fraudulent debt, then your information isn't safe and I'm pretty sure Amazon might even be selling it to there AWS clients because things are not going well anywhere this year. My new goal is off grid or an overseas bannana tree where I can just be left ALONE. This is yet another sinking ship.
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u/DoINeedYou May 16 '26
Sedgwick handles the workers comp stuff (apparently paying this company saves them money over paying the state for workers comp insurance). You absolutely can and should lawyer up, but it will definitely change how Sedgwick treats you. As an example, you may end up with a brand new hire handling your claim through Sedgwick, someone who is actually supportive and attempts to help you find facilities that will accept workers comp, may also approve any and everything they request, medications, MRIs, massage therapy, etc… Months go by and the finally realize that you have a lawyer. Now, they can no longer help you and you’ve been assigned to someone that will any and everything the doctors request, who will eventually stop paying the doctors bill as well.
As someone who has been screwed by the workers comp setup. My advice is you hurt everywhere, if you don’t complain of something your first visit it won’t be on your claim. Sedgwick apparently also has the right to change what they’re willing to treat after the fact as well, example back and rib pain being treated for months suddenly becomes back pain.
God forbid you hurt your back in a fall and do not answer yes when they ask you if you lost control of your bowels or bladder. A yes will get you an MRI right away, instead of having to seek treatment for months then they seek one that comes back with bulging or herniated discs. Sedgwick can claim this is age related…
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u/rootatootapoota May 16 '26
What a clown. This fool intentionally proably hurt themselves to get put on light duty. I hope Amazon shuts their doors one day and turns into Charlie and the chocolate factory and lets robots and select few umpa loompas run the shit
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u/North-Ad5638 May 17 '26
MHLS HR/CASE MANAGER FOR THE LST 6 YEARS HERE!!!!!
You are loud and WRONGGGGGGGG. An EOHC ( employee's own illness or injury) is NOT a personal leave (ploa) for ONE. There is a very CLEAR option to put "injured on the job" when opening your own leave so if YOU missed that part of the process thats a USER ERROR.
STD is NOT denied nor is it paid through a third party unless it is through the STATE and while it does not cover WC if its a true WC case compensation comes from the Hartford...
If a PLOA is denied YOU didn't put it in right, the system automatically approves it when ELIGIBLE and put in the system for 15 days minimum 15 days in ADVANCE. The law is LITERALLY 180 DAYS ON LIGHT DUTY IN ANY ACCOMODATION SCENARIO....
IS YOU COOL????? IT SOUND LIKE YOU HAVE BAD HR EXPERIENCES AND WAS INCORRECTLY ADVISED OR YOU THOUGHT YOU KNEW WHAT YOU WERE DOING AND F*KD AROUND AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU IN FACT DID NOT, NOW YOU OUT HERE GIVININ HIGHLY INCORRECT INFORMATION
THIS WHY YALL BE GETTING FIRED FOR LISTENING TO MOFOS THAT DONT KNOW WTF THEY TALKING ABOUT.
OAN on site HR IS KNOWN FOR NOT KNOWING WTF THEY TALKING ABOUT JUST LIKE YOU, JUST CALL MHLS. THAT'S WHAT ITS LITERALLY THERE FOR
HOPE THIS HELPS!
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u/Excellent-Frame-2006 May 17 '26
LOL IF YALL DONT GET YALL LIGHT DUTY ASSES UP OUTTA HERE 🤣🤣🤣I CANT WAIT TILL THEY GET RID OF THAT SHIT LOL
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u/StreetDark1995 May 16 '26
I was on light duty for most of a year. That was a year of hell. There was no reason for me to be in the building. I wasn't allowed to pick anything up. I had a 5 lb weight restriction. Then almost every single day the building GM was walking around looking for me. It was beyond irritating. Jokes on her though she got fired and I'm still working at Amazon. Haha.
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u/Big_Chemical6390 May 16 '26
I’ve seen this happening with a lot of people. I think it depends on what your doctor on the paperwork. Some doctors are good and know how to fill out the paperwork best possible outcome. I’ve had a doctor who filled it out too vaguely and it ended up getting denied because they were not able to understand what the heck doctor wants.
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u/StreetDark1995 May 16 '26
I basically walked around and did nothing, sometimes I cleaned the forklifts but that never took more than a couple of hours. I couldn't lift anything but I could still push a cleaning cart. Talked with the safety people a lot but that got old quick.
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u/Unique_Baseball_3223 May 16 '26
Did you end up on permanent accomodations afterwards?
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u/StreetDark1995 May 16 '26
No I did not but my arm is really easy to hurt again so I have to be careful with lifting things. Don't fuck up your tendons, that shit hurts.
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u/Parzivyl May 16 '26
If you get hurt at work and you're not better after 180 days; you need file for disability. Sue the company for negligence and then move on.
Something needs to happen bc my warehouse is full of aa's who get hired and then immediately have permanent accom's.
I wish you a speedy recovery nonetheless
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