Question: I was hurt at work, had surgery and now my employer is questioning my restrictions?
I have worked for the same business for over 10 years. I had a slip and fall accident at work because of a slippery floor.
The fall caused damage to my knee and I had to have surgery. I was out of work for about a month and when I returned to work the doctor put restrictions on what I can do for about another 3 months.
I can’t do my normal job with the restrictions. My employer is not very happy about the restriction and says that he really doesn’t have other work for me to do.
I don’t think that he wants to fire me but he also can’t afford to have someone else do my job and pay me also.
What can I do to save my job.
Answer:
The first thing I would do is have your employer check the company that holds the workers compensation insurance policy that he has. Many times you are eligible to collect until you can do the job that you normally do. If the employer has another job that he can put you in and pay you, that would mean that the policy doesn’t have to pay any longer.
Doctors will sometime try to get workers back to work as soon as possible because, in some cases, it helps the mental attitude of the worker and they might heal sooner with mental and physical activity.
If your employer has to let you go, you should get a consultation with an attorney that specializes in workers injury law to see if that is within the law. That same lawyer might also know if the insurance company that has your employer’s policy has to continue to pay you until you can do the job that you had prior to being hurt.
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