Yikes...definitely sounds like something is off there and you should probably look into getting a different attorney. Is this the same one that told you to drive even if you didn't feel like you safely could? Sounds like a few too many red flags.

Sometimes there is just miscommunication, I know that the attorney representing my employer has often gotten facts wrong when informing my lawyer, but then my lawyer always questions anything that sounds off and we get things sorted out. Miscommunications do happen. Maybe what's going on is that work comp wants to put you through some sort of retraining so that you can do SOME job SOMEWHERE (based on what the IME doc said). But then he should have said that and not that you were terminated.

In my opinion, from what you have told us, it seems like you should definitely look into getting a different attorney who you feel you can trust. I