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The Wounds were non-life threatening!

Or were they . . .?

The Civil unrest in Benton Harbor Michigan in June of 2003 left deep wounds in both the community and in the life of Michigan State Trooper, Tim Slais. When Trooper Slais and his detachment of fellow Troopers were responding to a disturbance, an armed subject shot Tpr. Slais with the bullet entering and exiting his left arm, causing according to the press, non-life threatening wounds.

When Tpr. Timothy Slais awoke the next day he had no idea that his career as a State Trooper would come to an end as a result of the permanent injuries and damage to the nerves in his left arm. Medical treatment and therapy for constant variant pain has had no affect on his permanent disabling injuries. A world renowned pain specialist placed the following restrictions on Tpr. Slais’s return to work. “Tpr. Slais cannot perform duties requiring him to be exposed to inclement weather, excessive hot and cold weather, or repetitive extended use of his left upper extremity causing vibration in his left hand.

After nearly three years of treatment Tpr. Slais received notification that his career as a State Trooper was over and that he would be placed into disability retirement at the age of 35. Tpr. Slais would have to face a 40% reduction in wages without the additional eligibility for overtime, holiday pay, shift differential and other forms of compensation he was eligible for as an active State Trooper.

Workers Compensation has a legal obligation to compensate the difference between his disability retirement and his wage prior to injury. This requirement has statutory maximum payout periods that injured workers must be compensated. This financial requirement can be minimized by the Workers Compensation system administrators by finding employment for the injured worker. In the Slais case the Workers Compensation Third Party Administrator sent the case to a return to work specialist, Roger Riley from Starr & Associates for Vocational Rehabilitation services to locate any job that Tpr. Slais could perform.

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