Can I quit my job due to medical reasons and still collect unemployment benefits?
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Can I quit my job due to medical reasons and still collect unemployment benefits?
I had knee surgery and now my employer says I can’t come back unless I can do the job 100%. However I can’t due to the permanent restrictions placed by the doctor (I had total knee replacement). My job says they have no other jobs open. It is a union worksite and there is job bid program in place. I am on short term disability now. Am I eligible for unemployment benefits if I quit my job due to the medical reasons?
Asked on August 4, 2011 Indiana
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
Whether or not you are eligible for unemployment benefits due to the injury that you are writing about depends upon whether or not the injury is work related or not. To get a definitive answer to your question and whether you can quit and get unemployment benefits is best determined after you have a conference with a worker's compensation attorney.
I would not quit your job. Rather, I would steadfastly rely on your treating physician's orders as to your ability to return to work or not in the near future on a part time or full time basis.
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