Can you have a second job if you have a workers comp case with your primary job?

It depends on the nature of both jobs and the restrictions. As an example, if job 1 work duties require you to lift 50 pounds and you are physically restricted from doing this, you might still be able to do job 2 duties if no lifting is involved.

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You can work at your second job so long as it is within the work restrictions placed on you by your treating physician. The earnings from the second job may, however, affect your ability to receive temporary, total disability indemnity from the workers' compensation carrier from the first job as you would not be temporaily totally disabled.

You may wan to consult an attorney on this before you do anything wrong. There are several excellent ones on Contra Costa County. Find a good one here at www.avvo.com or at www.caaa.org. CAAA is the association for attorneys who represent injured workers here in California. Or you can call me for a referral. Good luck.