Daly City, CA asked in Workers' Compensation for California

Q: Worker comp Dr. Wants declaring me as permanent disabled with restriction. If I apply for a new job will they know?

Will a new employer know of my worker comp disability if my Dr declares me permanent with work restriction? The doctor said that they could have access to my disability because of my restriction which is I get a break every hour.

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Nancy J. Wallace
Nancy J. Wallace
Answered
  • Workers' Compensation Lawyer
  • Grand Terrace, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Maybe not. New employers can look on a database of Injured Workers at the Division of Industrial AccidentsB Workers Comp page and check for your name, then they will know you filed a Workers Compensation claim. BUT THAT does not list what the doctors wrote (just the body parts claimed and the date of injury and the employer and insurer). IF YOU GET a new work injury with this new employer and only then the new employer discovers you had a permanent restriction against working past one full hour, the New Employer can terminate you. BUT IF you are doing a good job and -- most important! -- making lots of money for this new employer in this new job, most employers won't care if you need a short break every hour.

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