AboutMargot RN BScN GNC Expertise Please feel free to ask anything, but the more specific you are, the easier it is for me. Please share as many details as you are comfortable doing. I do check my Emails daily Monday through Friday so you should receive an answer within 24 hours on most business days. Thanks.
Experience I have 18 years experience as a Small Business Owner-Operator; I own a Nursing Agency so often deal with both employee and client injuries. I would be pleased to offer any assistance I can. If I can not answer your question I'll do my best to direct you to an appropriate resource. Thank you. Experience in the area 20 years of Long Term Care and Community Nursing, specialising in Geriatrics, Gerontology and PalliativeCare.
Education/Credentials Registered Nurse , Certified Gerontological Nurse, Bachelor of Science in Nursing >
Question QUESTION: Can my employer prohibit me from performing light duty work, telling me that do light duty work exists...when in fact, light duty work is avaiable at my shop?
ANSWER: You'd have to confirm this with your adjuster, but I think it is the employer's choice.
Good luck,
Margot
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QUESTION: My employer and clerical staff have made allegations that my work related injury happened on my own time. I have already corrected these falsehoods with an adjuster. My question: In your experience, if the employer goes deaf, dumb and blind to the employee at the first sign of a workman's comp claim, is it reasonable to assume that my position will be filled by the time I'm released by a doctor to return to work? Can I be laid off, let go or fired while waiting for workman's comp benefits and or recovering from surgery? Thank you.
Answer Hey Michael,
In most states it is perfectly legal for employer's to terminate employees after a Workman's Comp injury. If your employer has already accused you of fibbing then it sounds like they may not be too hones themselves or eager to have you return.
I hope it all works out for you. Remember that most things happen for a good reason, even if we can't see it at the time.
