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West Hartford, Connecticut Partial Disability Lawyer Kenneth B. Katz

After being injured on the job, most people reach a point in their recovery when they can go back to work with certain restrictions. This period of light duty work is a crucial but somewhat confusing time in your recovery. You are no longer totally disabled yet you are unable to take on your job completely.

You want to get back to work. You want to pull your share of the load and keep your boss happy. In fact, you are required to perform light duty work if your employer insists and you are cleared to do so by your doctor.

But what do you do if your boss pressures you to perform more demanding work than you are cleared for? Trying to work past your medical restrictions can risk further injury and a delay in your healing process. Still, refusing to do the work you're assigned could threaten your job.

How do you balance your medical restrictions, your boss's demands and your workers' compensation benefits once you're on light duty work?

At the Law Offices of Kenneth B. Katz, we understand these issues and we can fight to preserve your job and your workers' compensation benefits while you continue the healing process.

Contact us today for a free initial consultation to learn more about how light duty work will affect your workers' comp claim.

Will your workers' comp eligibility run out if your boss can't accommodate your medical restrictions?

The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requires your employer to be reasonable about accommodating your medical restrictions or disability. If your boss is willing to accommodate you with appropriate light-duty work, make sure you clearly understand the exact nature of the work being offered and inform your employer if any of that work exceeds your current capabilities.

There are number of things you should keep in mind when evaluating your current physical restrictions:

• You may have time limitations for work as well as physical restrictions. Your doctor may only want you to work light duty for 3 or 4 hours per day.
• Doing office work may seem easy, but it may not comply with your medical restrictions. Sitting may be bad for back injuries, so you need to be able to stand up and sit down periodically.

However, if your boss can't accommodate your restrictions, you can still get workers' comp. As long as you keep looking for work that is within your restrictions, you are still eligible for benefits.

Also, if you are not able to make the kind of money you had been making before your injury, workers' compensation can make up a portion of the difference.

For more information on light-duty work and how to keep your benefits, contact us today for a free initial consultation. We're here to help.

Law Offices of Kenneth B. Katz

Phone: 860-986-7831 | Fax: 860-561-2675

81 South Main Street, Suite 1A
West Hartford, CT 06107-2405
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West Hartford, Connecticut workers' compensation and personal injury lawyer Kenneth B. Katz proudly serves clients throughout north-central Connecticut in communities such as West Hartford, Hartford, Avon, Bloomfield, East Hartford, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury, Manchester, Middletown, New Britain, Newington, Simsbury, Wethersfield and surrounding areas.

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