Workers comp and FMLA

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Incorrect... They can offer you light duty up to 30 days after injury, a few hours a day to avoid full comp. After that its workers comp till u can come back 100 percent

TAW is up to 8 hours per day and is in lieu of comp.

Only 14 days here.

Work 4 hours, they pay you the full Comp weekly rate. If you're not released after 14 days, you go out on Comp.

They can bring you back at 8 hour days, if approved by the Dr. and let you work up to those 9 or 10 hour days, but they do not have to.

They can make you wait until you are 100% or at MMI, and then go from there.

If you are offered TAW and are receiving comp the comp would be reduced by the TAW.

 

[bottomups]

No,not incorrect. Work hardening has to be prescribed by your Dr. and approved by L.M. generally this will be followed by a physical fitness test(can't remember the technical term)to see if you can perform your duties at 100%. However not the same as TAW.

Functional Capacity Exam.

 

[bottomups]

TAW is up to 8 hours per day and is in lieu of comp.



If you are offered TAW and are receiving comp the comp would be reduced by the TAW.

TAW here can be up to your previous 52 week average. My last time on TAW I got to sit around for 9 1/2 hour per day.

 

[Nothing by 1030 anymore]

No,not incorrect. Work hardening has to be prescribed by your Dr. and approved by L.M. generally this will be followed by a physical fitness test(can't remember the technical term)to see if you can perform your duties at 100%. However not the same as TAW.

I'm talking about the first 30 days.

 

[Johney]

Functional Capacity Exam.

That's it.

 

[Johney]

I'm talking about the first 30 days.

I was out for an injury and did fifteen days before surgery and fifteen days after the Dr said I was able to do a little work under light duty. I told the Dr. the circumstances around UPS's "Light Duty" program so he felt it best to take me out before all my TAW days were gone.