Getting Paid For Your Job Search

In a recent case that was decided before the Illinois Workers Compensation Commission the court held that an injured employee who could not return to her old job as a floor nurse dueto her restrictions was entitled to Maintenance benefits equal to her TTD benefits durring her self directed job search. The commission found that the injured worker applied for every job that she was qualified for at the hospital and at several other health care facilities. The respondent failed to offer her any assistance in her job search. Her treating doctors determined she was at MMI (maximum medical improvement), and the respondent terminated her TTD benefits.

Workers compensation cases can get very complicated. If you have a workers compensation case make sure you get an experienced workers compensation attorney on your side. Remember it is hard to play a game when you do not know the rules!