Asked in Employment Law and Workers' Compensation for Alabama

Q: My employer said I have to pay full amount for health insurance wow I was off of work with broke leg.

Broke leg off job and out of work for 12 weeks . Came back to work and was told I would have to pay full price for health insurance for the 12 weeks I was off . $25.44 week was what I paid but told I have to pay $134.00 a week because I was not working. Do I have to pay back the full amount? He has less than 15 people and I have been working there for 33 years

1 Lawyer Answer
Peter N. Munsing
Peter N. Munsing
Answered

A: Contact a member of the Alabama Assn for Justice who handles employment cases-=-they give free consultations. Usually, that type of arrangment will be governemed by your workplaces personnel handbook. Unfortunately the law usually won't cover that but it depends on the state and the ACA (Affordable Care ace?obamacare--mayu have some input on that.

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