What are job searches and when are they required?
Job Searches are required when your doctor indicates that you are not, or no longer totally disabled from work, and indicates that you have a work capacity with restrictions. If your employer is unable to accommodate you with a position within those work restrictions, you will need to perform weekly job search efforts to be eligible for continued weekly benefits. You will be required to make a real bona fide effort to find work that you are qualified for, within the work limitations imposed by your physician and your injury. These job search notes must document the date, name, address of the employer contacted and the result of the contact. Job search notes will also be required for the receipt of 308a benefits, which is available if it is determined by your doctor that you cannot return to your previous employment as a result of your injuries.