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Medical Certification Important for Workers’ Comp Claim Absences

HRWatchdog

We have an employee with an active workers’ compensation claim. We agreed with the employee that he would work a normal 40-hour-per-week schedule with exceptions for doctor’s appointments or therapy related to his injury. Instead, the employee’s absences have increased over time without medical certification.

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Applicants’ Workers’ Comp Claim History Can’t Be Used for Screening

HRWatchdog

In an effort to keep our workers’ compensation costs lower, can we ask if applicants for employment have an active workers’ compensation claim or if they have ever filed for workers’ compensation benefits? No Discrimination. We work in an industry that is at a higher risk for workplace injury.