What do we do when an injured employee does not want to come back to work after the physician approves the Georgia Activity Analysis (GAA) or Transitional Employment Plan?
Schedule a Transitional Employment Team meeting and invite the employee to attend. Explain that his/her physician has approved the outlined job duties as medically appropriate within the limitations. Obtain the employee’s input and reason for not wanting to return. If appropriate, share the employee’s concerns with the physician. If the physician continues to approve the plan, advise the employee that refusal to return to work may jeopardize Workers’ Compensation benefits. Refer the employee to the assigned WC Specialist. The team should submit the written plan with physician’s approval to the WC specialist and advise that the employee has refused to return to work. Let the WC Specialist handle it from there.
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