What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
I re injured my shoulder that I originally injured back in 2009. I was denied treatment by my continuing care doctor, so I sought out care through my personal doctor. I returned to work the next day. I informed my employer and everyone who needed to be informed of the re injury. I was than sent to Occupational Health to determine if the injury was new or part of the 2009 injury. It was determined to be part of the 2009 injury and with the appointment that Work Comp (Sedgwick) scheduled I received a set of work restrictions. These restrictions have put me out of work now, Sedgwick has told the Work Comp office of my employer that they would not be paying me for lost wages that were a result of the appointment that they had sent me to. Their reasoning is that the work restrictions did not come from my continuing care doctor that can't see me until end of January 2012. Can Work Comp really not pay me for lost wages due to a appointment that they sent me to.
Also I am able to work but my work restrictions need to be explained in depth, the doctor who originally wrote them is now not authorized to treat me. Can I go to my own orthopedic doctor and have the work restrictions rewritten? How will this effect Work Comp?
Also I due have a attorney who has chosen to drop the case and not communicate with me. I have serious questions about non payment of lost wages as well as switching my doctor due to denial of treatment, my attorney at this time will not return my phone calls or answer my questions. I need to at least switch my doctor so that I can get work restrictions redefined so I can work? What can be done about my attorney that has lost interest in the case?
I re injured my shoulder that I originally injured back in 2009. I was denied treatment by my continuing care doctor, so I sought out care through my personal doctor. I returned to work the next day. I informed my employer and everyone who needed to be informed of the re injury. I was than sent to Occupational Health to determine if the injury was new or part of the 2009 injury. It was determined to be part of the 2009 injury and with the appointment that Work Comp (Sedgwick) scheduled I received a set of work restrictions. These restrictions have put me out of work now, Sedgwick has told the Work Comp office of my employer that they would not be paying me for lost wages that were a result of the appointment that they had sent me to. Their reasoning is that the work restrictions did not come from my continuing care doctor that can't see me until end of January 2012. Can Work Comp really not pay me for lost wages due to a appointment that they sent me to.
Also I am able to work but my work restrictions need to be explained in depth, the doctor who originally wrote them is now not authorized to treat me. Can I go to my own orthopedic doctor and have the work restrictions rewritten? How will this effect Work Comp?
Also I due have a attorney who has chosen to drop the case and not communicate with me. I have serious questions about non payment of lost wages as well as switching my doctor due to denial of treatment, my attorney at this time will not return my phone calls or answer my questions. I need to at least switch my doctor so that I can get work restrictions redefined so I can work? What can be done about my attorney that has lost interest in the case?