You deserve full Workers’ Compensation for your ailments.
Workers’ Compensation Eligibility
If you’ve been injured or experienced an illness as a direct result of your work, there’s good news. The State of Nevada requires all private employers to maintain workers’ compensation insurance. This is also known as workers’ comp or workmans comp. This insurance provides benefits to employees who are injured or made ill on the job, and is no-fault insurance, meaning that you’re entitled to the same benefits whether the incident is your fault or not. Some benefits you might be entitled to include:
- Temporary Total Disability
- Temporary Partial Disability
- Permanent Partial Disability
- Vocational Rehabilitation Maintenance
- Vocational Rehabilitation Training
- Permanent Total Disability
- Medical Treatment
- Other Claims Related Expenses
Important: If you receive medical treatment outside your employer’s compensation program, or fail to report a symptom at your initial doctor’s visit, you may not qualify for the workers’ compensation you need.
The workers’ compensation system in Nevada requires certain forms and has specific deadlines, and can seem complicated. The insurance companies used are private insurers, and their goal is to pay out as little as possible; they may not have your best interests at heart.
We can help you through every step of the process, from making sure your paperwork is in order through the appeals process, if necessary. There are three vital steps to ensure your Workers’ Compensation fully covers your needs:
- Immediately report your injury to your employer and complete an incident report. Your employer should have the appropriate forms for you to complete. You only have seven days to report your injury and it must be done in writing.
- Seek medical treatment for your injury by informing your employer that you need to go to a doctor. You must treat where the employer sends you. It is very important on the initial visit with the doctor that you tell them everything that hurts as a result of the incident. That initial medical record can sometimes make or break your case. It is important to document everything. The insurance company has 30 days to accept or reject your claim of injury.
- Since there are crucial deadlines involved in almost every step of the workers’ compensation process as well as different benefits available, call or email me Jason Cook for a free consultation so that I can protect your rights. The workers’ compensation insurance company and your employer have their own self interest. I have only your interest in mind. You need to have someone on your side.
As personal injury lawyers with a combined experience of more than 40 years handling accidents and injuries in the state of Nevada, we’re well versed in every step of the Nevada workers’ compensation process and are glad to help.
If you’ve experienced a work-related injury or illness in Las Vegas or elsewhere in Nevada, we will work to make sure you get the benefits that you’re entitled to. Contact us for a free consultation. We’ll discuss the details of your case with you and help you determine how to proceed.
About Us
The Law Office of Vegas Auto Injury Lawyers practices exclusively in personal injury, helping those who have been hurt in an accident due to another’s negligence. Recovery, both physical and financial, is a difficult process. We will help you every step of the way, and aggressively fight for just and fair compensation.
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Vegas Auto Injury Lawyers
3320 N. Buffalo Drive, Suite 202
Las Vegas, Nevada 89129
Phone- 702-989-8888
Fax- 702-489-3033
jason@williamjacksonlaw.com