Re: Returning to work before WC claim is settled

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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.