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Can you get a settlement under the Jones Act if you return to light duty? A lot of times
our potential clients will ask us and they'll tell us "I've already returned to light duty,
my company may not have to pay me anything do they?" Well actually that's not correct.
Under the Jones Act, you're entitled to a settlement and you can still file a claim
even if you return to light duty. Very often, long term employees will actually struggle
to go back to work for weeks or even months and then they realize they can't do it any
longer. This absolutely does not mean that they're prevented from filing a claim at that
point under the Jones Act. They may have a hurdle to overcome in the sense that they've
already returned to work but very often their co-employees will testify that they struggled
doing the work, they were never 100% and they basically realized once they got back out
there that they couldn't do the work and shouldn't stay out there. Even if you've returned to
light duty work or even regular work, you can still file a claim under the Jones Act.
Call us if you have any questions about your situation and whether or not you've returned
to work and whether you have rights under the Jones Act that you can still file.