Q: An employee was injured at work. We have filed a claim with our workers’ compensation insurance policy, and it is currently paying for medical expenses related to the claim. The employee did not have lost wages for the minimum required three days, so workers’ compensation is not paying for any lost wages. The employee is still going to doctor appointments related to the injury and has been taking time off work to attend the appointments. Can we make her take paid time off (PTO) to cover the time missed due to the doctor appointments? – Ann, Illinois
Can we require that PTO be used for doctor’s appointments?
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