can you start another job on workers compensation
If you are put off work or released with restrictions and your department does not have a job for you within your restrictions, you are entitled to receive Workers' Compensation for lost time. These payments start on the eighth calendar day you are off work.top-. How much will I be paid for time lost on the job? Workers' Compensation disability is 80% of your after-tax wages based on the highest 39 weeks of the previous 52 weeks of earnings prior to your date of injury.