Re: Quitting job while on workers comp restrictions

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On 11/05/10, Randy wrote:
> On 11/20/08, SEXYMAMA wrote:
>> On 10/30/08, Linda wrote:
>>> On 10/28/08, Jason P wrote:
>>>> On 10/25/08, Linda wrote:
>>>>> On 10/22/08, S wrote:
>>>>>> On 9/24/08, Jason M. Pryslak wrote:
>>>>>>> On 8/10/08, Linda wrote:
>>>>>>>> I have been off work several months due to an injury and
>>>>>>>> have recently returned to work but I am still on workers
>>>>>>>> comp. I have some light duty restrictions put in place by
>>>>>>>> my doctor. However, since I have returned to work things
>>>>>>>> have changed and I feel I am being treated badly and am
>>>>>>>> miserable. Does anyone have any advice or can tell me the
>>>>>>>> ramifications if I elect to quit my job before being fully
>>>>>>>> released from work comp restrictions? Thank you so much
>>>>>>>> for your help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Linda, I am in the same boat as you; I'm not sure that if I
>>>>>>> resign or quit that I will continue to be able to collect my
>>>>>>> W.Comp benefits....such as lost wages for time off. They
>>>>>>> pay me every week, and if I quit will I still get paid. I
>>>>>>> injured my neck and most likley won't ever be able to the
>>>>>>> same type of work again. But I can't find any info on the
>>>>>>> benefits web site, and no-one else has been in my postion I
>>>>>>> guess.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Idiots... you can't quit your job and expect the insurance
>>>>>> company to pay you just because you don't want to work.
>>>>>
>>>>> First person to post above: I am so sorry that you are going
>>>>> through this, I know how you feel. I wish there were better
>>>>> answers for us!
>>>>> Second person to respond above: I was not necessarily asking
>>>>> about continued payment, I mainly wanted to know the
>>>>> ramifications of quitting a job while on workman's comp
>>>>> restrictions and how this can follow you as you look for other
>>>>> jobs. This website, I believe, is intended to offer people
>>>>> advice and support, I find it surprising that an adult would
>>>>> call other people "idiots" for merely seeking assistance.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Jason Wrote: I agree that seeking assistance is not for idiots; I
>>>> think I would be an idiot not to research all available help on a
>>>> situation that most people do not ever encounter. And when you do
>>>> end up in this type of situation....there is no manual to explain
>>>> all terms. Allot of people seem to think there is some kind of
>>>> joy in not working....let me tell you it's not fun; it begins to
>>>> be depressing after a while. Now I have to worry how this will
>>>> effect any new job I may apply to when I do recover (if I choose
>>>> not to return to my present employer).
>>>
>>> Linda wrote: Very nicely written Jason!! I completely agree! It
>>> becomes very depressing not being able to work, not knowing if you
>>> are going to lose your job, not knowing if you will ever be well
>>> enough to work at your job or another job. This has truly been a
>>> traumatic experience for me and has effected not only my work but
>>> every aspect of my life. It is so much easier to just go to work
>>> than have to sit home and worry. I really hope things improve for
>>> you Jason and everyone else out there going through this. If it
>>> helps, I am happy to report I am seeing some positive results in my
>>> health, after seeing 2 doctors and months of physical therapy, the
>>> third doctor I finally tried has put me on medications that are
>>> actually proving helpful! Please don't give up hope! Take care!
>>
>> Hi! I am currently on workers comp as well. I am back to work with
>> light duty as doctor s given. I have lawyer thats involved in this
>> because of scarring and deformation. Lawyer and my doctor had
>> recommended me to get another job, the reason is because i could not
>> phyiscally work for that kind of job. Nov 28th is going to be my last
>> day and I have been hired for another job starting Dec 1st. i would
>> recommend u to get an lawyer, lawyer will go for the scarring and
>> deformating, also if the new job pays lower than what you recieve at
>> ur current job, lawyer will also go for 2/3 of the difference that
>> your current job will have to pay. You will not get pay by workers
>> comp but YOU WILL still get their benefits un til you are fully healed
>> by the doctor. :-) Hope this is helpful??
>> BEST OF LUCK
> I to am on workers comp and went back to work with restrictions, I am
> being treated differently, but my first check that i received went to pay
> all my medical insurance for the last 2months now i have nothing to live
> on. and noone can do anything about it, well the company should have told
> me to come in every week and make a payment on my medical insurance but
> all they said was dont worry about it just get better and come back to
> work now here i sit in worse shape than if i just would have stayed home
> and collected workers comp until i was better to go back to work.