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Work comp question for my stepson
Posted: Aug 19, 2011
My 35-year-old stepson was injured at work 2 weeks ago, got his hand caught in a machine, tore tendons and had to have surgery. This happened on a Wednesday with surgery Thursday morning. He asked his employer for vacation time the following week; the employer said, don't waste your vac time, work comp will cover your pay. On the 13th day, he had an appt with his doctor and as he was sitting in the waiting room his case worker showed up for the appt. The case worker asks in the doctor's office if he can go back to work and the doc said yes with one-handed duty. The case worker has him report to work that night - one day short of the required 14 days off for work comp to take effect, so in essence, he is out two weeks' pay that work comp will now not cover. This sounds very suspicious and underhanded to me. He tried to get the doc to release him earlier and the doc said absolutely not. Does he have any options to try to get the work comp to pay? He has been with the same employer 10+ years.
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You may want to check... - sm
[ In Reply To ..]the DOL (Department of Labor) or Workmen's Compensation Commission website for the State you live in. There may be a section there regarding workmen's compensation. In particular, check that 14-day time frame.
I think you need to revisit the issue with the doc - sm
[ In Reply To ..]It sounds like the caseworker was from Workers' Comp. I feel sure that the doctor didn't mean your stepson should return to work sooner than 14 days - I think he meant that after the 14 days, your stepson could do one-handed work.
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