Can an employer require employees to take leave time away from work for medical treatment of the employees workers compensation injury?
Under the law, the employer may allow or require the employee to use accumulated paid leave, personal leave or medical or sick leave to attend to medical treatment, including physical rehabilitation visits and the rating evaluation. The mileage reimbursement requirements have been changed whereby travel expenses are paid to the employee if the employee is required to travel outside of the local or metropolitan area from the employee’s principal place of employment.
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