Category: Tips & Advice

A permanent injury doesn’t have to end your career.

Here’s how to find light duty jobs for injured workers after your claim has been settled.

Being injured on the job is challenging enough, even more so when you are unable to return to your regular position.

When this happens, you are faced with one of two possible outcomes—either your authorized treating physician will tell you to stay home to recover or they will allow you to return to work with restrictions.

Also known as “modified duty,” light duty jobs allow you to continue working without putting your recovery at risk. But there is a lot more to consider than which jobs you may be assigned.

In this article, we’ll discuss what you can expect from light duty work, as well as how to accommodate permanent injuries after your claim has been settled. Read more

When it comes to reporting a workplace injury, it is not as simple as just telling your side of the story and collecting a check.

Employers and insurance companies alike have been known to pull some questionable tactics to avoid having to file or pay out on a workers compensation claim.

While this makes it seem as though you’re fighting a losing battle, there is one thing you can do to strengthen your side of the case. All it takes is leaving a sufficient paper trail that fully documents the details surrounding your workplace injury. Read more