A light duty job offered by an employer that an injured worker is physically capable of doing is known as suitable alternative employment. If the job is accepted, the injured worker receives weekly workers’ compensation benefits that are the difference between the average weekly wage from his or her regular job and the weekly earnings in the suitable alternative employment job. Refusing the job may cause the insurance company to petition the court for an order lowering the weekly benefit to what it would have been if the job had been accepted. If a job is not specifically referred to as suitable alternative employment, it may be turned down without affecting benefits.