Re: Returning to work before WC claim is settled

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Get a job and stop being a welfare maggot.

On 9/20/08, Robert Burns wrote:
> On 8/01/05, SWEETPAPILOVE wrote:
>> On 7/27/05, Rebecca Wood wrote:
>>> I was approved to go back to work after a WC claim on July
>>> 11. My employer says they're working on a job description
>>> for my doctor to approve and they haven't called me back to
>>> work yet. My WC adjustor says that my WC payments will stop
>>> because the doctor says I'm able to work. In the meantime,
>>> I have no income. How would it affect my claim against my
>>> employer if I seek employment elsewhere?
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> Never go outside of your treating physician's restrictions. If
>> your new job pays less then what you were making pre-injury,
>> then WC must make up the difference! As indicated by others,
>> always stick to your doctor's restrictions. Chances are your
>> employer and/or the IC will have someone watching to see if
>> you can do more than what you let on. If somehow they are
>> successful, then they can make the claim that you are fully
>> recovered and therefore need no further WC benefits!!
>
> Depending on your state, it could definitely affect a
settlement if you go to work
> somewhere else. You may not get one if you go work someplace
else. Read the
> Workers Comp Laws in your state.