What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
A friend injured his back at work due to continuous heavy lifting (filed claim 7/15/14)
he returned to work yesterday on a modified work plan, but his pain increased. He went to the HR person and was informed anymore time off would be PTO time and not WC time. When he ran out of PTO time, he would miss work unpaid. He informed her he had an appointment with this WC dr today. This morning he was told via message that she had switched his doctor and cancelled his current appointment (without his authorization) He is supposed to go for weekly evaluations; missing his appointment today and going to the new dr next week would make him miss his weekly evaluation. He also is supposed to be going to PT three times a week but his work says he has to find a place that is in their plan that is open after work hours; it is a small town so there are none that are open after 5 pm.
Can his employer do these things to him? It seems they are making it so he cannot follow doctors orders and not allowing him time off to get better.
Also, he is entitled to Medical Mileage but has to have someone come pick him up and drive him to and from all his medical appointments. When does the medical mileage start? From where the driver had to leave to pick up the person and then return to where he was afterwards, for from at the injured party's home?
A friend injured his back at work due to continuous heavy lifting (filed claim 7/15/14)
he returned to work yesterday on a modified work plan, but his pain increased. He went to the HR person and was informed anymore time off would be PTO time and not WC time. When he ran out of PTO time, he would miss work unpaid. He informed her he had an appointment with this WC dr today. This morning he was told via message that she had switched his doctor and cancelled his current appointment (without his authorization) He is supposed to go for weekly evaluations; missing his appointment today and going to the new dr next week would make him miss his weekly evaluation. He also is supposed to be going to PT three times a week but his work says he has to find a place that is in their plan that is open after work hours; it is a small town so there are none that are open after 5 pm.
Can his employer do these things to him? It seems they are making it so he cannot follow doctors orders and not allowing him time off to get better.
Also, he is entitled to Medical Mileage but has to have someone come pick him up and drive him to and from all his medical appointments. When does the medical mileage start? From where the driver had to leave to pick up the person and then return to where he was afterwards, for from at the injured party's home?