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    Default Question On Application Regarding Work Related Injury

    I am in Kentucky, but the employer is in Alabama...

    The application ask if I have had any injuries on the job, where the employer paid the medical bills..

    Do I have to answer this question? Also is there a way for them to legally find out if I lied about it?

    Thanks

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    Default Re: Question On Application Regarding Work Related Injury

    Well I have yet to find an answer to this question. But anyway I answered the question on the application..

    My W/C lawyer said he thought it was not allowed to be asked, BUT that I should talk with a lawyer who deals with employment law.

    I just figured maybe someone on here had seen this sort of question before, and maybe knew the answer.

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    Default Re: Question On Application Regarding Work Related Injury

    Not a definitive answer, and a long read, but here is some applicable info:

    http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/docs/workcomp.html

    EDIT: Okay, that's the same link I gave you last time in a previous thread. Sorry.

    I'm not a lawyer but my understanding is this:

    They can't ask injury or WC info in an initial application, unless they have made a conditional offer of employment. They can then ask such info, and they can use that information in a limited way in a hiring decision.

    That said, the real world is that they simply claim you don't meet other qualifications or hired someone who better met those qualifications. And it's real hard to prove otherwise.

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