Form Dwc-Ad 10003 - Notice Of Offer Of Regular Work printable pdf download

July, 2007

**CSRMA ALERT**

WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ALERT:

Critical Requirement for Employers to save 15%

One of the most positive benefits for employers that came out of the 2004 SB899 reforms is the ability for employers

Unfortunately many employers are

to take a financial credit for returning injured workers to their employment.

missing out

on this savings because they are failing to take one necessary step.

How Do I Take Advantage Of This 15% Savings?

When an injured worker’s condition is found to be at Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and there is some level of

permanent benefits owed, Bragg & Assoc. will send the employer a letter to complete and give to the injured

employee presenting him/her with a job “offer”. The letter must be completed and sent to the injured worker within

60 days for the employer to have the ability to take a 15% reduction in the permanent disability benefits.

The purpose of this component of SB899 was to encourage and reward employers for bringing

permanently disabled workers back to their work place.

But Wait, There’s More!

Even if the employee continued to work without temporary disability or restricted duty, employers can still take

advantage of this 15% reduction, but the employer must send the “offer letter” and it must be done timely.

More often than not, employers will be offering the injured worker their regular job, the job they have already

returned to or even a permanent modified or alternate job. It may seem counterintuitive to send an offer letter when

the employee may have already come back to work, but, the letter must be sent and sent timely in order to take the

15% reduction as a reward for bringing them back to work. This is the reason so many employers fail to get the

financial credit they are entitled to.

Sample “Offer” Letters Are Attached

The first letter is to be used when the injured worker is returning to his/her regular job and the second is to be used

permanent job

when returning them to a modified or alternate job. Remember these letters are to be used in

situations

, NOT in TEMPORARY job re-assignments.

We know that sometimes these form letters may seem a little bit strange or confusing. If you have any questions

about a specific claims situation, contact your Sr. Claims Examiner at Gregory B. Bragg & Assoc., Nancy Hutton at:

916-960-0939.

You may also call Heather Truro, CSRMA Workers’ Compenation/Return to Work Advisor to help you through the

process at 925-922-0305 or htruro@comcast.net.

For More Information, Please Contact David Patzer, CSRMA Risk Control Advisor at

707.373.9709 or at losscontrol@sbcglobal.net

Form Dwc-Ad 10003 - Notice Of Offer Of Regular Work