Often a treating physician will release an employee to limited kinds of work before the healing period is over. If the employer does not provide work within the doctor's restrictions, the worker is considered to be temporarily disabled from their usual and customary occupation and disability payments will continue. 

If the worker returns to modified work, but at less hours, or less pay than prior to the work injury, the worker may be entitled to temporary partial indemnity on a wage loss basis in addition to the worker's earnings during this period. 

If the partially disabled employee refuses an offer of modified work, the refusal may be the basis for terminating payments of temporary disability indemnity. 

If the doctor releases the injured worker to modified work on a permanent basis, then the employer must either provide work within the restrictions, or provide vocational rehabilitation benefits to assist the injured worker in finding other work in the labor market.