Light Duty Work Available?

Going Back to Work Following an Injury

The recovery process takes time. If you want to recover fully, it is important not to return to work too quickly. When your doctor authorizes you to return to light-duty work, your employer must come up with a specific job description if they allow you to come back to do light duty work. Contact an attorney at the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk for a free initial consultation about your employer's return to work program.

Before you go back to work, our firm will make sure the State Board of Workers' Compensation approves your employer's light duty work program. If your doctor fails to sign off on return to work program, you may return to receiving workers' compensation benefits.

What is Light Duty Work?

Light duty work involves less demanding jobs than your prior duties. It is work created by your employer, and approved by the authorized treating physician. Your employer must provide a detailed description of the job, listing its mental and physical demands.

Benefits of Light Duty Work

After a work related injury, most people want to physically recover and go back to work as quickly as possible. A light duty work program allows injured employees to return to work and remain active during their recovery.

Throughout the light duty work process, you must stay in communication with your doctor. Your employer should not jeopardize your recovery by requesting you to perform unapproved duties.

Do not re-injure yourself by returning to work too early, or returning to a job that is too demanding.

If your doctor authorized your return to light duty work, contact the Law Office of Louis B. Lusk to find out about your employer's legal requirements. Lawyer Lusk represents injured workers throughout all of Georgia and Alabama. No office visit is necessary. The Law Office of Louis B. Lusk makes house calls!

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