Monthly Archives: January 2011
Cost Increase for PPD Evaluations
By Jason Weinstock on January 29, 2011 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsEffective February 1, 2011, the cost of a permanent partial disability evaluation and report will be $673.12. The cost is set by the Division of Industrial Relations. If more than two body parts are evaluated by the rater, an additional $224.80 is added. This cost is the same regardless of whether it is the insurer … Continue reading Cost Increase for PPD Evaluations
Lawsuit Loans on Nevada Workers’ Comp Claims
By Jason Weinstock on January 17, 2011 Posted in Lawsuit loansThe January 16, 2011 on line edition of the NY Times reports on the unregulated business of loaning money to plaintiffs in personal injury lawsuits, often with devastating financial consequences for the injured borrower who ends up paying astronomical interest rates. Unlike injured workers with accepted workers compensation claims, plaintiffs with personal injury claims must … Continue reading Lawsuit Loans on Nevada Workers’ Comp Claims
Occupational Illnesses: When to File a Claim
By Jason Weinstock on January 11, 2011 Posted in Notice and filingThe Nevada Supreme Court just published a decision favorable to Nevada employees who have illnesses that are caused from their employment. In City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, a City of Las Vegas fire fighter filed a workers’ compensation claim after her breast cancer recurred, several years after she was initially diagnosed and treated for … Continue reading Occupational Illnesses: When to File a Claim
Low Back Strain: Am I Entitled to a PPD Award?
By Jason Weinstock on January 11, 2011 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsWhether or not you are entitled to receive a permanent partial disability award for your low back strain depends on the following three factors: 1. Whether your treating physician writes after your final visit that you may have a ratable impairment. Your insurance adjuster will only schedule a rating exam if your treating physician checks a box on the physician progress … Continue reading Low Back Strain: Am I Entitled to a PPD Award?
Reopening Revisited
By Jason Weinstock on January 11, 2011 Posted in Reopening rightsSo many of the phone calls and emails I receive are about how to reopen a closed claim that I am providing useful links to the articles and blogs I’ve written about reopening. Please read these articles, as they do take you step by step through the process to first determine whether you can reopen your … Continue reading Reopening Revisited
Mileage Reimbursement change- Jan. 2011
By Jason Weinstock on January 5, 2011 Posted in Mileage reimubursementThe Division of Industrial Relations announced that efffective January 1, 2011, the mileage reimbursement rate is increased from 50 cents per mile to 51 cents per mile. The rules that apply as to when an injured worker is entitled to claim mileage reimbursement are found at NAC 616C.150- NAC 616C.156. In general, injured workers who travel more … Continue reading Mileage Reimbursement change- Jan. 2011
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