Reno Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

Any costs for your medical treatment from the time of the injury to the time your claim is processed can be covered by your settlement. This includes any emergency services you needed at the time and the evaluation or treatment you received immediately following the injury.

Your settlement will also include the coverage of any future medical treatment. Physical therapy, counseling, rehabilitation therapy, and subsequent surgeries relating to the initial injury are all considered as your lawyer negotiates for a fair settlement. This is why a full medical evaluation is necessary.

Individuals who suffer an injury while in the workplace can receive either temporary partial disability or temporary total disability compensation. This means they are injured and unable to return to work in any capacity until they have fully healed from their injuries.

The permanent partial disability settlement is based on a scale where the doctor assigns a certain percentage of ability to the injured body part after it has healed as much as it can given the injury, which determines how much the individual is still able to work.

The permanent total disability settlement is paid out in cases where an individual is no longer able to work due to their injuries. It typically applies in situations where the person lost a limb, lost their eyesight, or has paralysis as a result of a spinal injury.

If someone dies as a direct result of a workplace injury, their loved ones are entitled to compensation. The death benefit is typically set at 50% of the state’s average weekly wage, but is never allowed to exceed the decedent’s actual wages at the time of their death.