Q&A

What happens if I start a new job while on workers comp?

What happens if I start a new job while on workers comp?

“Starting a new job can result in the reduction of benefits, especially where the worker makes more at a new job,” says Andrew Garza of the Connecticut Trial Firm. “Leaving the job where you were injured can also have an impact on the types of benefits you are entitled to in a final settlement of your case.”

Can you get workers comp if you are no longer employed by same company?

An injured worker can continue to recover workers compensation benefits, even if they’re no longer employed by the same company.” The wrinkle: If the hobbled worker’s new job requires tackling duties only a healthy individual can perform, (s)he may be declared fully rehabilitated and no longer entitled to medical support.

How often can you see a workers comp Doctor?

“Whether a worker leaves voluntarily, is let go, or is even terminated for cause,” Raaymakers says, “that worker is still entitled to medical benefits as long as the major contributing cause of the need for treatment is a work-related injury and the worker is seen by an authorized workers comp doctor at least once per year.

What happens if you exaggerate your workers’comp claim?

Unknowingly to you, doctors will generally perform several tests during your examination to determine if you are exaggerating your injuries. While this might be tempting, it can also be the end of your workers’ compensation case.

Do you have to work if you have workers comp?

Workers’ compensation benefits may continue as long as you are unable to work and earn money. Your employer or your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer have to pay you as long as you are incapacitated by your work-related injury or illness and no other work is available that you are capable of performing.

Can a person be ineligible for workers’compensation?

Yes. Receipt of workers’ compensation income benefits does not automatically make a person ineligible for the benefits listed above. However, the amount of benefits due under other programs may be affected by receipt of workers’ compensation income benefits.

When do you have to go back to work after workers comp?

Your employer or your employer’s workers’ compensation insurer have to pay you as long as you are incapacitated by your work-related injury or illness and no other work is available that you are capable of performing. Employers and insurers are anxious to get you back to work as soon as possible.

Why was my workers’comp claim closed years later?

The employer-hospital asserted that the rate of compensation should be based instead on the pay rate she made at the time of the viral infection years ago or that it should be zero because she no longer worked for Lancaster General at the time the blindness developed.