| Date | Wed, 7 Dec 2005 13:54:38 -0500 |
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None of us can say for sure whether or not
the two window cleaners were, indeed, asked to sign such an agreement but, assuming
there was such a request made and depending on what the agreement said and what
it’s indicated purpose was, it could really come back to bite the company
hard. If neither of the two took a copy with
them it could be their word against the companies that such a request was ever
made. But if they can prove the request was made … just how bad it makes
the company look will depend largely on what the documents true and full
purpose appears to have been. a).
If indications are that the company was merely trying to put a lid on
the situation and prevent anyone from adding fuel to the fire in hope that the
media coverage would die down more quickly … that’s understandable
and doesn’t necessarily carry a lot of negative undertones. b). If, on the other hand, indications are
that the company was trying to cover itself from mistakes on their part which
led up to the incident … it will serve to make the company appear immoral
and magnify their apparent fault considerably. If Bob Popp did ask these
guys to sign such an agreement … as inferred in b). … I think that
was his second mistake. If he did
so for the purpose outlined in a). … then his
second mistake was denying it because that only makes it look like it was done
for the purpose of covering mistakes or neglect. I’m glad the WCs are okay, I’m
glad Bob Popp doesn’t have to live with the deaths of any employees on
his conscience but, based on what they say the early weather forecasts were for
that area, on that day, those guys should never have been working that high. The
company was, in my opinion, neglectful if for no reason other than not being
aware of or ignoring the weather conditions and forecast. I don’t wish
any bad on that company but the bottom line is … they were in the wrong
and I believe they will be found in fault by OSHA and will then, almost
undoubtedly, lose any suit filed by the WCs. If it were me … I’d
get a good lawyer to settle with these guys as soon as possible before OSHAs
ruling and too much time to think about it all results in a much higher dollar
figure. Michael D. Brinegar President Pride Master, Inc. www.pridemaster.com -----Original Message----- >>>But I think this is attorney & media
driven for both workers to quit their jobs and sue the company. -- Domingo
Castaneda<<< Here's another article about how they both happened
to quit. They say they were asked to sign a confidentiality
agreement, after they asked for a raise. Their boss denies all allegations. I don't know what media driven means
to you, but if nobody cared what happened, they wouldn't be covering it. We're
probably not going to hear anything that hasn't already been said elsewhere in
the aftermath of some other incident, but I think people will actually be more
interested in this story precisely because this sort of thing hasn't been
covered before.
But this is news. |