Time at IME Compensable?

HRQ · July 2004

Our current practice is to pay employees for time spent in their Initial Med Evaluation when the evaluation takes place during the employee's regularly scheduled shift.

Do any of you pay differently? Travel time? What about IME's that occur during non-working hours?

Is any of this NOT up to the employer's discretion/policy? (meaning required by law)

I did a Forum search - I'm sure the answers are there but I'm just not using the right words...

Thanks!

Don D · July 2004

Not sure what you mean by 'initial med evaluation'. Are you talking about a post-offer, pre-employment physical? An annual physical?

HRQ · July 2004

Sorry, I meant Initial Medical Evaluation after a work-related injury. x:-8

Parabeagle · July 2004

We do compensate under those circumstances.

Don D · July 2004

[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON 07-20-04 AT 08:34AM (CST)[/font][br][br]State law rules in this case. We are required to pay the ee for the remainder of the shift on the day of injury if they do not return to work. Travel, no.

If you're uncertain, a quick call to your State's Work Comp Commission will get you a pamphlet and an answer. Let us know what they say.

HRQ · August 2004

Finally got around to calling. The AZ Industrial Commission says we are not required to pay anything at all. The rep thought we were "quite nice" to pay for time spent at the IME.

Not sure whether or not we'll continue to pay... Still curious to hear what others do - particularly in AZ.

x:-)

RLnewbie · August 2004

We just recently came upon this subject.

We pay the employee to the end of the shift, but not beyond that. If the injury happens at the end of the shift, they do not get paid past thier shift for sitting in an urgent care waiting to be seen.

Don D · August 2004

........And why in the world would they?

Time at IME Compensable?

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