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 I work at a bank and my hand was severely bruised when it was closed in the vault door and I was treated at a local emergency room and advised to take at least one day off. My employer is forcing me to use sick time to heal from this injury. Is that legal under Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation laws?
Answer Hi Amber and thanks for writing, I apologise for my tardy response but I could not log in to AllExperts for a few days so I could not respond sooner.
Worker's Comp rules vary state to state so the best thing to do is to cover your bases and:
-check your policy at your place of work and follow that policy (usually this means reporting your injury to your direct supervisor and/or First Aid Officer, and completing an Incident/Injury Report),
-go see your GP and get examined, be sure to mention you were hurt at work,
-check your local state regulations online and make sure you've followed all necessary steps,
-keep good notes and do not sign anything releasing liability or saying you're fine for at least six months as muscular-skeletal injuries can flare up months after the original injury.
As for suing, I suppose that is an option if you are permanently disabled, but let's hope it doesn't come to that.
