{"id":850,"date":"2017-04-29T13:17:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T13:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/?p=850"},"modified":"2025-02-28T11:44:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T16:44:34","slug":"can-my-employer-force-me-to-see-their-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/can-my-employer-force-me-to-see-their-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Can my employer force me to see their doctor?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3706 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-300x300\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Compromised-Medical-Opinions-and-the-Company-Doctor-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-UfZ3jDg-mw<\/p>\n<h2>Can I see my own doctor? \u00a0Who gets to chose my doctor? Can my employer force me to see their doctor?<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">You will hear from their lawyers that they have the right to direct medical care. To a degree they do, but it is not unlimited &#8211; Kevin Jones\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dodgejones.com\/blog\/can-my-employer-force-me-to-see-their-doctor\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can my employer force me to see their doctor?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-UfZ3jDg-mw Can I see my own doctor? \u00a0Who gets to chose my doctor? Can my employer force me to see their doctor? You will hear from their lawyers that they have the right to direct medical care. 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