What happens to my Workers Compensation if I receive a light-duty release from my physician while I am out of work be cause of my injury?
Your employer will try to place you in a job that meets the limitations placed on you by your physician. If you are given light-duty release and a light-duty job is available, your employer will expect you to return to work. They must give you 10 days notice. The Workers’ Compensation Program provides for a 15 day working grace period. This means that an employee must try to perform the assigned light duty job, but if he/she feels he/she is unable to do so, he/she will not lose his benefits.
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