According to a new study, poor economic conditions have made it more difficult for some employers to offer light, transitional or modified duty for injured workers.
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Tags: light duty, return to work, Workers' comp
Some experts advise companies to make light-duty tasks for injured workers tedious to help motivate the employees to return to their regular tasks. It appears this injured worker’s light duty was so boring that she fell asleep on the job.
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Tags: light duty, wage benefits, 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
Dealing with workers’ comp is frustrating enough. But losing a case over a technicality is even more so.
Tags: light duty, rehabilitation, shoulder injury, Workers' comp
Q: When is workers’ compensation, the so-called “exclusive remedy” for employee injuries, not an exclusive remedy? A: When the injured employee can prove the company knew an injury was likely to occur.
Tags: exclusive remedy, forklift, injury likely to occur, light duty, scissors lift, ThyssenKrupp, Workers' comp
Blanket policies barring employees on light or limited duty from working overtime violate the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
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Tags: Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, light duty, overtime, United Airlines
Workers who return to the job quickly after an injury or illness owe a lot to their managers, a new study says.
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