Best driving route? Waze helps with that.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Radabaugh" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2016 10:36:42 AM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Workers comp It's going to depend on your state or insurance carrier. For Ohio (which is a state run system) having the employee back on light duty can reduce the impact on your premiums as the state does not have to pay lost time wages. If the claim passes a dollar threshold it becomes a 'max value' claim at which point we don't get any credit for giving the person light duty and you can keep them off until they are fully cleared. This probably doesn't really apply in your case but when we have installer injuries we have the person in the office on light duty as soon as they are cleared for it assisting on the phone with support, dispatch, installer calls, etc. It accomplishes a number of things: They quickly learn the inside CSR's are not sitting around all day eating donuts - the phones are ringing, the customers want fixed NOW, the installers want the perfect driving route, etc. It shows the other employees you take care of them when they are hurt. Sometimes we find out that the person has skills or talent we didn't know they had - the most recent light duty person turns out to be more valuable inside. He is working out so well on 'light duty' that It's very likely it's going to become his full time job even after he is released to full duty. Mark Mark Radabaugh Amplex 22690 Pemberville Rd Luckey, OH 43447 419-261-5996 On Aug 29, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Jeremy < [email protected] > wrote: Yes, and AFAIK he needs to be able to do the job before he can come back. I broke my leg on a tower and I had to sit home and take the worker's comp salary (a small percentage of my actual salary) while I healed. This is where supplemental insurance comes in handy. It made up the difference for me, as broken legs take time to heal. On Mon, Aug 29, 2016 at 8:59 AM, < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> I have an employee that was injured on the job. New entry level temp labor employee was handling something that was far heavier than he suspected, it got loose and came down on his toes. Broke a toe I think. It was a legit workplace injury. So the workers comp doctor finally cleared him to come back to work, but no walking for more than 200 feet, no lifting, no standing more than 30 minutes, no climbing ladders. The workers comp doctors really milk these things. The kid was hired to lift and dig and stand. I have no clue if we can just tell him to stay home without pay until he can do his job, or if we can lay him off or what???? Anyone been through this before? </blockquote>
