‘Please lay me off … now I want comp, too’
October 3, 2011 by Fred Hosier
Posted in: Back/lifting injuries, construction safety, Injuries, Special Report, What do you think?, Workers' comp
Imagine this: A worker is injured and returns to light duty work. After a while he says he “can’t stand it anymore” and asks to be laid off. Then he turns around and applies for full workers’ comp benefits. Did he get them?
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Tags: lay off, light duty, neck and back injury, partial disability benefits, total disability benefits, Workers' comp
