Hardin County considers both wage continuation and light duty on a claim by claim basis. Just as an ankle sprain is different from a broken wrist and different from a dog bite, so too is the length of time needed by the injured worker for light duty. We will attempt to keep an injured employee at work under the medical provider’s restrictions on light duty rather than at home in every possible claim. Wage continuation depends on the department head, who may be an elected official and runs his or her dept. as they see fit. We have allowed wage continuation for anywhere from several days to several weeks, or not at all, depending on the claim. However, in the rare claim where absence from work appears to be necessary much longer than hoped for (maybe 8-10 weeks or beyond) we will usually stop wage continuation and allow temporary total to take over. We have no “one size fits all” wage continuation or light duty determinations. Max Trachsel Hardin Co EMA 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 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. ***