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    Default What Happens if You Have No Transportation for Light Duty Work

    An employee was placed at a job through a temp service, and thus was an employee of the temp service. The employee was injured and the doctor placed the employee on restrictions. Due to the restrictions the employee cannot return to the temporary job. The temp service said that they have work at their offices that fall within the employee's restrictions, but the employee does not have a car and has no way to get to the temporary company's offices to perform that work. Can the employee collect lost wage benefits despite having the offer for work within her restrictions at the temp company's office location?

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    Default Re: What Happens if You Have No Transportation for Light Duty Work

    Your eligibility for workers comp benefits will turn on whether or not the alternative work offered is within a reasonable distance of your residence, not whether or not you have your own vehicle. If the distance is, for example, four or five miles, you can expect that the workers's compensation insurer will expect you to accept the light duty job. If it's 60 miles, then they would likely accept your objection that it's an unreasonable distance from your home.

    Consider other means of transportation, even if it means begging favors from friends and family. You can also check to see if the temp company has any other assignments that fall within your restrictions that are closer to home.

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