Return to Work
The Return-to-Work Process
After a work-related injury occurs and you are in need of medical treatment, you will be seen at a designated medical facility.
The physician will determine your work status as:
- Released to full duty
- Released with work restriction or limitations for a temporary period of time
- Not released to work
If you are released with work restrictions or limitations your Member Claims Contact will work with your Site Supervisor and NBSIA’s Return-to-Work Coordinator to determine whether to temporarily modify your regular job duties (modified work assignment) OR place you temporarily in a bridge assignment, based on the medical restrictions from the physician.
If your regular site is unable to temporarily accommodate you in either the modified work assignment or a bridge assignment, your Member Claims Contact will determine if another school site can accommodate you in a temporary work assignment.
If a bridge assignment has been designated, the Member Claims Contact and NBSIA’s Return-to-Work Coordinator will review the work assignment with you.
Please contact your Member Claims Contact person at any time during your temporary work assignment if:
- You are unable to report to work
- You do not feel you are medically able to perform the job duties of the assignment
If the Member is unable to provide you with a temporary work assignment, you will receive temporary total disability benefits through workers’ compensation while you are temporarily unable to work.
For questions regarding the Return-to-Work process, contact Anna Socarras at (707) 428-1830 x121.