Before you do it, contact your attorney immediately. Even if you feel like you can do more, it’s important that you stick close to the restrictions that your doctor has provided. Before you return to work, you and your attorney should work with your employer on a plan that will allow you to work within the restrictions. You should give a copy of the restrictions to both your employer and the company’s workers’ compensation representative. It’s also a good idea to keep a copy with you when you return to work. If there are conflicting restrictions from different doctors, you absolutely should discuss this with your attorney before accepting or rejecting any job offers to best understand the legal ramifications.
If you work outside your restrictions or do something extra, the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company may use it as a reason to argue that you’re in better health than your doctor has stated and will try to end your workers’ compensation benefits.