Re: Returning to work before WC claim is settled

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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!!