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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow I didn't realize any of this would sound fishy to anyone. I really am not trying to get anything over on them but with no insurance it sure would be nice if worker's comp did cover this. The family isn't hurting by any stretch of the imagination. They make a very nice living and I'm sure could afford the cost of a doctor's visit to have my knee looked at to determine the extent of injury. I wouldn't insist they pay for it but I don't see the harm in asking if they would at least pay for part of it. I would feel really badly if they fired me just for asking if they could help with the expense or if worker's comp would cover it. Obviously I don't have a terrible relationship with the family or I wouldn't have been here for so long. I don't understand anyone saying they would fire me for something like this. [/quote]

OP I think you have a good plan here.  I'm an MB and if this happened to my nanny and she didn't have insurance and would have trouble affording medical care I would definitely help her out.  I would help her out though whether it happened on my property or not because we have a good relationship and I would hate for her not to be able to receive medical care that she needed.  It sounds like you have a good relationship with this family too.  I think the PP who mentioned firing a nanny over this is thinking in terms of having a litigious nanny.  As I said I would have no problem helping my nanny with this but not just because it was on my property.  If my nanny made a big deal about how it happened on our property and we should pay for it I would think twice about keeping her.  Accidents can happen anywhere and as you said it's not their fault that it happened.

And to the PP who said you could have a lawsuit for firing a nanny for this: you can file a lawsuit for anything but that doesn't mean you will win it.  Good luck proving that's why you were fired.  Anyone can fire a nanny for any reason, including "it just isn't working out."  FYI I was fired from a job a few years ago right after I told them I was pregnant. I had absolutely no recourse.  The burden was on me to prove they fired me because I was pregnant and I had no proof other than coincidental timing.  It's irresponsible going around telling people they can sue over this and that when in all likelihood they will just waste a lot of money without being succesful.  [/quote]

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