RCR pit crew member dies from H1N1

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So sad and on the holiday too, my thoughts and prayers are with his family
 
R.I.P., way too young.

What makes me wonder though is what the complications were. Someone that young and in decent health condition, as most tire changers are should recover from H1N1.
 
StewartHaas-Gibbs Racing said:
R.I.P., way too young.

What makes me wonder though is what the complications were. Someone that young and in decent health condition, as most tire changers are should recover from H1N1.
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It's hard to say, but younger people who are in good health tend to wait a lot longer before seeking treatment.
 
According to one of the articles posted in one of the above links, he was a contractual employee. Basically, self employed. It's different than being directly employed by an organization. It's kinda like hiring a contractor to do home improvements for you. You don't pay for their health insurance.
 
VaDirt said:
And why isn't RCR providing insurance for employees?
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He was a pit crew worker.

A lot of these guys don't work at the shop. They are only employed for their skills on Sunday. They are part-time contractors, same as me.

What he did for a full time weekday job, I have no idea.
 
I think I understand why he didn't have health insurance from RCR. He only started working for them last summer. Previously, he was working elsewhere. I also read that with him contracting pneumonia on top of H1N1 prior to his hospitalization, it made his condition much worse.
 
Providing insurance

VaDirt said:
And why isn't RCR providing insurance for employees?
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Providing insurance for employees started with the price being lowered for GROUPS of people. Employers found it to be a way of hiring and holding employees to their companys.
In a job such as his using insurance as a LURE isn't needed! Therefore the employer didn't spend the money in order to get him hired.
Personally WE have never had insurance. Six children and a lifetime of work and here we are, only insured by the government...finally, but maybe not for long.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
VaDirt said:
And why isn't RCR providing insurance for employees?
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I recall when filling out the app for a Na$car license be it as owner, driver or crew, there is insurance. BUT it only covers you while "actively engaged in motor sports". Meaning it covers injury not illness AND it's a secondary policy that only kicks in when your primary insurance, if any and it somehow covered you, is exhausted.

Most health insurance excludes coverage for racing, sky diving and other "dangerous activities".

With 50 states and 50 differents sets of regs it's difficult to say exactly why he wasn't covered under a group policy under RCR. Except that most group polices require the employee to work a minimum of 32 hours per week to be eligible for the group coverage. If he was a over the wall guy who only worked race weekends he would be a 1099 contract employee responsible for all taxes and insurance.

I'm sure that all the other teams will step up to the plate and all kick in.
 
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