Flying solo to the PPD evaluation in your Nevada workers’ compensation case? That might not be a good idea. I attend every PPD rating with my clients, and here are four reasons why. Confirming the Doctor Performs the Evaluation Correctly If I am not at the rating evaluation, I cannot […]
You got hurt on the job. The doctor put you off work. Then the first check arrives…and it’s smaller than you expected. A lot smaller. If you’re an injured worker in Nevada, your temporary disability checks pay 66 ⅔% of your average monthly wage — about two-thirds. Most other states […]
Your employer installed robots to make the warehouse safer. Six months later, you’re nursing a shoulder injury from constantly reaching over automated conveyor systems that weren’t there before. The robots didn’t eliminate danger—they just moved it. As a workers compensation attorney who represents injured workers, I’m seeing a troubling pattern: […]
Injured workers in Nevada are entitled to milage reimbursement under certain circumstances. If an injured worker qualifies for reimbursement, the injured worker must send in mileage reimbursement requests within 60 days of incurring the mileage. An injured worker qualifies for mileage reimbursement if they travel more than 20 miles one […]