Part-time Washoe County resident Kim Frankel decided it was time to go public with her story after she read the Las Vegas Review-Journal report on the backlog of injured worker cases.
“This really hit home with me. I have been in this broken system for approximately two years and three months. I understand why they wanted to remain anonymous, but it also fueled me to speak out. Injured workers should not be re-victimized, ashamed, scared and bullied into not having a voice,” said Frankel, who splits her time between Washoe County and staying with family in Oregon.
While she was on duty as a detective for the Washoe County sheriff’s office on June 25, 2020, a drunk driver hit her. The 16-year veteran of the department was taken to the emergency room, and a workers’ compensation claim was generated.
