Live-in caregiver rights

If you have an on the job injury, then you should let your client know that you are injured and want to file a workers compensation claim. Depending on your restrictions and on what is available, they may be able to accomodate you.

You are probably asking the wrong question. The proper question is "can I perform the Essential Functions of this job?" If you need to bathe Mildred, but cannot get her in/out of bed, then your road has probably come to an end. If you know how the same result can be accomplished with a modification of your job, feel free to ask.

There are lawyers who focus on the Americans With Disabilities Act. So if your problem regards access to your workplace look for an ADA lawyer. Otherwise Mr. Corson and Borah advised you well.

YOU HAVE TWO claims in this fact pattern. You have a workers compensation claim for your patient (like against IHSS, it sounds like your an IHSS worker), plus a POSSIBLE Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) request for a 'reasonable accommodation' to access the building, like a ramp. IHSS workers get injured daily... sometimes the treating physician releases them to care for their patient, sometimes the doctor decides they can't keep on with that IHSS client. IF YOU DON"T fully recover, THEN you have a permanent disability; just now, the disability is temporary. It isn't a permanent disabiility until a physician writes in a report that the disability is with you always, that you are at Maximum Medical Improvement with permanent limitations.