§ 39-A §214 — Determination of partial incapacity

1.
Benefit determination.
While the incapacity is partial, the employer shall pay the injured employee benefits as follows.
2.
Notice to Bureau of Employment Services.
An insurance carrier or self-insurer shall notify the Bureau of Employment Services of the name of any injured employee who is unemployed and to whom the insurance carrier or self-insurer is paying benefits under this Act.
3.
Priority.
The Bureau of Employment Services shall give priority to finding employment for those persons whose names are supplied under subsection 2.
4.
Notice of refusal; termination of benefits.
The Bureau of Employment Services shall notify the board in writing of the name of any employee who refuses any bona fide offer of reasonable employment. Upon notification to the board, the board shall notify the insurance carrier or self-insurer who shall terminate the benefits of the employee pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph A.
5.
Reasonable employment defined.
"Reasonable employment," as used in this section, means any work that is within the employee's capacity to perform that poses no clear and proximate threat to the employee's health and safety and that is within a reasonable distance from that employee's residence. The employee's capacity to perform may not be limited to jobs in work suitable to the employee's qualification and training.

Legislative History

PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 560, §§G23,24 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §G29 (AFF). PL 2011, c. 647, §§10, 11 (AMD).