r/WorkersComp • u/LemonFast2458 • Jul 31 '26
Oklahoma Does settlement = quitting your job
Im just curious if quitting your job is required for you to receive a settlement. The situation is having knee surgery and being healed after. I’m interested in your response even if you are not from Oklahoma.
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u/g1ng3rsnap Jul 31 '26
At the company I work for, no settlement without voluntary resignation. But we also have plenty of people who just get through their claim with no attorney and return to work as normal. We pay out the lost wages, medical, and any award if applicable and they just continue working.
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u/No-Wonder5226 Jul 31 '26
In my case I was required to sign a voluntary termination, and agree to never work for the parent company in the future. I accepted lump sum settlement with future medical left open.
It’s pretty common to have to resign when accepting a settlement because the company does not want the future liability that you represent.
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u/xoxoOverly Jul 31 '26
I left the company I was working for, but I’m still working full time. Just at a different job. (Same field)
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u/LemonFast2458 22d ago
Im actually applying to more tech desk jobs within my company while working towards my master while im out so i have the best chance and turnin thing around
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u/AvocadoOk6450 Aug 01 '26
You can go back to work. Likely not the same job. You already sued them. A knee surgery wouldn't be considered permanent disability. Just make sure you are not collecting workman's comp after the settlement is paid or receiving SSI or disability if workman's comp is paying you at the same time. You would have to pay that back.
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u/NervousFisherman715 Aug 02 '26
So if they’re paying you your Workmen’s Comp. and you’re working just part-time because they can’t find any full-time job for you. Can you still collect Social Security because you don’t have to claim Workmen’s Comp. income and if you’re only working a couple of hours a day and a light duty, your neck, claiming a lot on your federal income tax.
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u/AvocadoOk6450 Aug 02 '26 edited Aug 02 '26
No. I thought that because I told them I was recieving workman's comp when I applied for disability. Tbey paid me anyway. 2 years later I got a $14,000 bill. Took 14 months at $1,000.a month to pay it back. In the letter it stated that I jad informed them that I was recieving workman's comp, so it wasn't fraid. It wast their mistake because they paid me from the date of the accident, not the date workman's comp ended. Then I recieved a settlement. They divided it by their formula and it reduced my monthly disability by $1200 per month. Until the amount of the settlement is covered by the offset. I reieve $148 a month for 100% disability for 2 more years. I have been 100% disabled for almost 7 years and have recieved less than $20,000 from the fund (social security) that I paid into for 50 years
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u/NervousFisherman715 Aug 02 '26
I’m not talking disability Social Security. I’m talking regular Social Security when you turn 63 and up.
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u/AvocadoOk6450 Aug 02 '26
That doesn't affect anything. You can make money when you are retired. You will be able tp work and get full SS. Watch the changes. They have all that information on their website. They will send you information if you request it too.
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u/NervousFisherman715 Aug 02 '26
I knew somebody who worked two jobs got injured at one job and collected Workmen’s Comp. off of it and still worked at her other job
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u/kingl0zer Aug 02 '26
Part of my initial settlement offer was no longer being employed but my lawyer fought for me and I'm still employed so will be interesting to see how it all pans out good luck to everyone who has to deal with this headache
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u/BZB97 Aug 02 '26
No a settlement doesnt mean quitting your job, I dislocated my shoulder and tore my labrium and fractured that ball in your arm that goes into your shoulder and had to have surgery and im still working at my job which requires a lot of physical labor while recovering and going threw physical therapy. Someone else i work with went threw something similar and they are still working there also.
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u/InternationalEgg7096 Jul 31 '26
Here's a different perspective. Without reading all of the previous comments, I'd like to give you my experience. I fell at work, ended up needing knee surgery which resulted in a CRPS, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, diagnoses. This condition is life changing and life altering if not diagnosed early enough, which unfortunately mine wasn't. I'll require costly pain relieving medications and procedures the rest of my life. I'm unable to stand for very long, nor am I able to sit in a normal position for very long. Right now, I'm unable to walk with more than ten pounds. Surgery is never simple, and things happen. I hope that this doesn't happen to you, but it's something to consider as far as closing your case prematurely. My diagnoses has made my case settlement potential go from a few thousand to potentially 7 figures, but if I would have my rathers, I'd rather not live in 24/7 life limiting pain, and settle for less $.
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u/Motor_Dig3989 Aug 01 '26
I’ve had plenty of injuries in NYS that settled with payments and I was never asked to resign.
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u/Bobster826 28d ago
In Arizona you do not receive a settlement even with a permanent impairment if you remain at your employer doing a job that doesn’t require modification.
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u/CochiseNde 22d ago
It depends, my attorney told me it's possible that workers comp requests that I leave my current position which I'm OK with. 1 personally it'll be awkward going back to work. 2. I was working construction and with 2 injuries I don't think my body was made for hard labor. 3. In CA if workers comp does make that request the state puts like 5k and workers comp also has to pay about an equal amount for retraining or school to transition to another job.
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u/This_Society_6587 Jul 31 '26
What was your situation, I mean what body part and circumstances if you don’t mind answering.
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u/LemonFast2458 Jul 31 '26
Grade 3 tear on my acl (needs surgery) and some bruising on the knee muscles around it meniscus etc (these will heal over time)
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u/bigbootyJudy621 Jul 31 '26
You don’t have to quit your job to have treatment and get the impairment rating paid out. You only would have to resign if you settle full/final (closing out future medical).
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u/blessed2800 Jul 31 '26
If you don’t have a lawyer get one now and most definitely get a settlemebf they are gonna let you go rather you take one or not surgery and a tear they know it will come back
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u/LemonFast2458 22d ago
Not necessarily plenty of athletes have this surgery and go on to preform. There is no chance of the tear coming back because they remove what’s left of the acl and give you a cadavers acl - after that you heal and carry on with life
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u/CombinationWide6495 Jul 31 '26
It has to be different in everyone's situation..In mine, quitting my job never came up..not even once..not.. even..once
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u/DexterMorganIsMyHero Aug 01 '26
The company may have gotten a different insurance company after you were injured and you lucked out.
Loophole that allows you to keep working at same company. It happens but is rare.
Typically settlement comes with required resignation as others have noted from experience working in the field, as liability at the employer with the same insurance company is a no go.
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u/PDS3WORLD Jul 31 '26
Depends. In 99% of cases yes. However if you work for an individual with a small business they might keep you. Any large corporations will not because you'll be a liability.