REOPENING YOUR CLAIM
When your claim closes, it is thought you are capable of obtaining and performing reasonably continuous gainful employment, and unless you intend to retire you should probably look for work after the claim is closed. If you do not look for work you may be considered voluntarily retired and not eligible for future time loss […]
SECURITY GUARD JOBS – WHAT ARE THEY REALLY?
The Department and employers often suggest an injured worker is employable, or can be retrained, as a Security Guard and/or Surveillance-System Monitor (watching video monitors), which they frequently view as a sedentary unskilled job. However, frequently these jobs are more physically demanding and require more skills than suggested by the Department and employers. Physical demands […]
