Law Office of Virginia L. Hunt
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Workers Compensation Claims for Repetitive Stress Injuries
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Mar 18th 2010
Category: repetitive stress injury, Workplace Injury Claims
People often suffer repetitive stress injuries in the workplace, as this type of injury can occur in the context of a variety of occupations. Whether you are a clerical worker, a manual laborer...
How Workers Compensation Benefits Are Calculated in Nevada
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Nov 2nd 2009
Category: Filing for Workers Compensation, Nevada
When an injured worker is taken off work by her treating physician, or when the employer does not have temporary light duty work available for the injured worker, the insurer must first determine what the injured worker’s average monthly wage was at the time of her accident. The average monthly...
Vocational Retraining Under Nevada Workers Compensation Law
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Nov 2nd 2009
Category: Workers Compensation Laws, Nevada
The most significant limitation on a retraining program under Nevada workers’ compensation law is on the length of a retraining program. Nevada law provides that the length of a retraining program that may be authorized by an insurer is determined by the injured worker’s percentage...
When Is An Injured Worker in Nevada Entitled to Vocational Retraining?
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Nov 2nd 2009
Category: State Workmans Comp, Nevada
An injured worker with an accepted Nevada workers’ compensation claim must have permanent work restrictions from his authorized treating physician that prevents him from returning to the job he had at the time of his work accident before vocational rehabilitation services...
Workers Compensation Settlements in Nevada
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Nov 2nd 2009
Category: State Workmans Comp, Nevada
An injured worker in Nevada who has an accepted claim may be entitled to a sum of money called a permanent partial disability award (PPD award) when the treating doctor reports that no additional treatment is necessary, and the patient may have a “ratable impairment”. Only those injured...
Injured Workers Right to Choose a Doctor under Nevada Workers Compensation Law
Submitted By: Virginia Hunt On: Nov 2nd 2009
Category: Worker Rights, Nevada
Injured workers in Nevada have only a limited right to choose a treating physician for their work injury or occupational illness. In 1993, the Nevada state legislature began to impose limits on the injured worker’s right to decide who will touch and treat him. Recently, the Nevada Supreme...