If I’m injured on workers comp and am on a P3 performing visa, can my employer make me work as a host as light duty even though it has nothing to do with the job my visa grants me to do?
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If I’m injured on workers comp and am on a P3 performing visa, can my employer make me work as a host as light duty even though it has nothing to do with the job my visa grants me to do?
Asked on October 25, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need to carefully read what your P3 visa entails you to do and adhere to what it states. Your employer cannot allow you under the laws of all states in this country in violation of your visa. If working as a "host" violates your P3 visa, then you cannot act as a "host".
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