Q: I'm a nurse and injured my rhomboid muscle, was off three days of work and they are taking my sick time, is this legal?
A:
In order to be eligible for wage loss benefits after a work-related injury you must miss at least seven days from work. Thereafter, he would only be eligible for days eight through 13 until you miss a full two weeks at which point you would then be eligible to receive wage loss benefits for your first week that you were disabled.
It is my recommendation that you contact anattorney who is a Certified Specialist in Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Law to discuss your rights and remedies. The initial consultation would be free of charge.
A: Since you were off for less than a full 7 days, you would not be entitled to wage loss benefits. If your employer normally treats incidents of this sort against sick time, there is nothing illegal about this approach.
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