Mandatory rehiring of injured employee

24 V.I.C. § 285 — under Workers' Compensation Administration.

24 V.I.C. § 285

(a) An employer shall rehire any employee who—(1) has been disabled and thereby unable to continue his employment, as certified under this chapter, and(2) immediately after the termination of the disability, applies to the employer for reemployment in the position which he held, at the time of the injury, or in a substantially equivalent position, unless the employer satisfies the Director either that the employee, as a result of the injury, will be unable to resume in full his previous obligations and duties, or that the employer had terminated the employment after the accident for just cause. An employee terminated for just cause may not receive disability benefits. No employee rehired under this section may be subsequently dismissed without just cause.

(1) has been disabled and thereby unable to continue his employment, as certified under this chapter, and

(2) immediately after the termination of the disability, applies to the employer for reemployment in the position which he held, at the time of the injury, or in a substantially equivalent position, unless the employer satisfies the Director either that the employee, as a result of the injury, will be unable to resume in full his previous obligations and duties, or that the employer had terminated the employment after the accident for just cause. An employee terminated for just cause may not receive disability benefits. No employee rehired under this section may be subsequently dismissed without just cause.

(b) The Director shall enforce the provisions of this section by order after hearing.