In Erie County we pay wage continuation. And while the general policy guideline may be for one month, each case is evaluated independently and we have paid wage continuation for substantially longer periods when it was economically beneficial for us to do so. Similarly with light-duty – there is no hard and fast cut-off. We think of light-duty as “transitional” and look for progress toward transitioning to regular duty. It is not rare to go more than a month, but often we can accommodate restrictions that still allow employees to work full-duty. For example, a MEDCO lifting restriction is not a problem if the job doesn’t require lifting. David W. Miller, MA HHA Erie County Loss Control Coordinator 2900 Columbus Ave, Suite 210 Sandusky, OH 44870 (419) 627-7581 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information transmitted (including any attachments) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or Protected Health Information (PHI) which is personal information about an individual’s health care. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or transmission of the PHI without the individual’s consent is strictly prohibited and may subject you to penalties under federal and state law. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy this message and all attachments. From: CORSA-broadcast [mailto:corsa-broadcast-bounces@corsa.org] On Behalf Of Blankenship, Lu Sent: Friday, September 29, 2017 2:08 PM To: CORSA Broadcast Email <corsa-broadcast@corsa.org> Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] Wage Continuation With all the current discussion, I'm wondering which counties pay Wage Continuation. Richland County is currently paying Wage Continuation for one month. Please let me know if your county pays wage continuation and for how long. Also, how long do you allow light duty? Thanks. Lu Blankenship Risk Management Richland County office: 419-774-6318 fax: 419-774-3581 mobile: 419-564-1469 ***The information contained in this e-mail message, including any attachments, may be confidential under an exemption to Ohio's public records law or under a legal privilege. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. ***