The Phony Light or Sedentary Job

Some employees make the mistake of failing to follow through in an offer of light or sedentary employment from their employer. If they fail to show up and find out what the job is all about, they will have no way to prove that the job was inconsistent with their medical restrictions or otherwise is in violation of the law. Invariably in those cases an employer witness will testify to a Workers' Compensation Judge that they would have accommodated whatever restrictions the employee had. Accordingly, except under the rarest of circumstances, an employee should make a good-faith attempt to follow through on any offers of employment.