[Dale Wiley]

I think you guys need to rethink your workmens comp thing.

Reaction to poison ivy can vary, from a mild irritation to anaphlaptic shock. Since this person obviously has a reaction, you are now in a situation where accommodation is probably required.

He was injured, and it is an injury on the job. He is entitled to WC, and could file for it.

I would pay for his treatment, pay him for whatever amount of time the urgent care, er or doc said he had to be off, and then require him and everyone else to wear pants and long sleeves at that work site, and I would send some one out with some Crossbow and nuke the poison ivy. You have every right to make that dress code change, since it is a safety issue.

Our crews all wear pants by choice, and the Guatemalans wear long sleeves every day.

The less contact you company has as far as claims with WC, the better you are. We had one claim last year, an eye injury. $ 540 ER bill, I paid it without hesitation. WC never knew about it.