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Providing a statute or case in each of the requested states would likely take quite a few hours and that is likely the reason you have not received an answer to your question. It would be best, XXXXX XXXXX need this information, to contact an attorney or paralegal to perform legal research for you as that is beyond the scope of this forum.

Most states do have laws in place prohibiting employers from retaliating against employees for filing a workers comp claim. Therefore, rather than there being an affirmative obligation to rehire a worker, employers are normally prohibited from retaliating against them in the first place and therefore must allow them to return once they are released to work.

If you have additional questions, please keep in mind that I do not know what you already know or don't know, or with what you need help, unless you tell me. Please consider that I am answering the question or question that is posed in your posting based upon my reading of your post and sometimes misunderstandings can occur. If I did not answer the question you thought you were asking, please respond with the specific question you wanted answered.

Also remember, sometimes the law does not support what we want it to support, but that is not the fault of the person answering the question, so please be courteous. Thank you.