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November 29, 2011
Will The Workers' Compensation Insurance Carrier Act Like The Grinch This Holiday Season
November 29, 2011
PostTis the Season: For Work Injuries, Aches and Pains part II
November 29, 2011
Tis the Season: For Work Injuries, Aches and Pains part I
October 09, 2011
Employers Are Taking Advantage Of Tough Economic Times By Punishing Injured Workers
September 28, 2011
When Should An Injured Worker Go Back To Work
Workers Compensation
Light Duty or Modified Duty, What Does This Mean?
Posted by: Jason Krasno
August 29, 2011
LIGHT DUTY OR MODIFIED DUTY, WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
If you are injured on the job and your doctor gave you a note with restrictions, your employer may offer you light or modified duty work. Light or Modified Duty work means that your employer will place you in a less physically demanding job until you are healed. Alternatively, your employer might alter your existing job to fit within the restrictions set forth by your doctor. However, some employers push their employees beyond the restrictions set forth by the doctor. If this is the case, it is important to tell your doctor and make an incident report with your employer. You want to do everything you can to protect yourself. One pitfall that a lot of injured workers get trapped in is pushing themselves to get back to regular duty too fast and sustaining further injury. If you feel as though the company doctor is only looking out for the companies best interest, ask to be seen by another doctor on the panel list. If there is no panel list, choose a doctor who specializes in the type of injury you sustained. For more information, contact Jason Krasno.
What To Do When My Employer Demands I Come Back To Work And I Am Too Injured To Do My Job
Posted by: Jason Krasno
August 01, 2011
Employers routinely ignore medical reports of your treating doctor when demanding that you return to work. An employer does not have to rely on the treating doctor notes when making a determination whether to bring you back to work.
What Is An Independent Medical Examiner?
Posted by: Jason Krasno
August 01, 2011
An independent medical examiner is a doctor designated by the workers' compensation insurance carrier to perform an examination on you to determine whether your injury is work related and whether disability results from the injury. It is not a doctor that is supposed to treat you for the work injury.
