Category / Topic Archives: Injuries
CARDS Top 5 Injury Claims & Causes + Fatal and Non-Fatal Stats
By Jason Weinstock on June 29, 2023 Posted in InjuriesThe Nevada Workers Compensation Chronicle is a newsletter from the Department of Industrial Relations. Each quarter they send out important information as it relates to Nevada Workers Compensation. Among this information, they pass along statistics from the CARDS system (Claims and Regulatory Data System). This past year, they released two reports for the Winter and … Continue reading CARDS Top 5 Injury Claims & Causes + Fatal and Non-Fatal Stats
Can I have a workers’ compensation and personal injury claim?
By Jason Weinstock on November 22, 2019 Posted in Information Center,Injuries,MiscellaneousJust because you have a workers’ compensation claim does not mean you cannot also sue the person that caused your injury! However, if the person that caused your injury was an employee or due to the negligence of your employer, you are stuck with just a workers’ compensation claim. What are examples of when I … Continue reading Can I have a workers’ compensation and personal injury claim?
Cost of PPD increased
By Jason Weinstock on February 23, 2016 Posted in Claims,Information Center,Injuries,Permanent partial disability awardsIn most cases, it is the Insurer who is responsible for paying the cost of a Permanent Partial Disability exam. However, in some cases, the burden falls on the injured worker. Unfortunately, this burden just got a bit heavier for injured workers to carry in these rare situations. Effective February 1, 2016, the cost of … Continue reading Cost of PPD increased
Low Back Pain is Leading Cause of Occupational Disability
By Jason Weinstock on December 23, 2015 Posted in Back Injuries,Benefits,Injuries,Medical Care,Work RestrictionsAccording to the Department of Labor, low back pain accounts for one-third of all occupational mesculoskekletal injuries and illnesses resulting in work disability. A recent article in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, December 2015, states that two thirds of low back pain cases return to work within 1 month, but a substantial number … Continue reading Low Back Pain is Leading Cause of Occupational Disability
7 Useful Definitions for Understanding Your PPD Evaluation
By Jason Weinstock on December 21, 2015 Posted in Claims,Information Center,Injuries,Permanent partial disability awardsIn order to fully understand your Permanent Partial Disability evaluation, you need to know the meaning of a few of the important terms used by the rating doctors: AMA Guide to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment, 5th Edition- This is the book that the rating doctors in Nevada must use when determining the injured worker’s percentage … Continue reading 7 Useful Definitions for Understanding Your PPD Evaluation
Misdiagnosis and Traumatic Brain Injuries
By Jason Weinstock on December 11, 2015 Posted in Information Center,Injuries,Medical CareI am attaching a good article from another law firm on the Misdiagnosis and Traumatic Brain Injuries. With injured workers often receiving sub-optimal medical care even when they can speak up and voice complaints, the worker with a brain injury is at greater risk of not getting appropriate care. If you question whether a loved … Continue reading Misdiagnosis and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries in Nevada
By Jason Weinstock on June 1, 2015 Posted in Information Center,InjuriesTraumatic brain injuries that happen at work are almost always caused by a fall from a ladder, the roof of a building, the top of a truck, scaffolding, or on a construction site. The injured worker may or may not lose consciousness immediately following the accident, and there are usually other physical injuries such as … Continue reading Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries in Nevada
More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers
By Jason Weinstock on March 2, 2013 Posted in Injuries,Medical CareThe most important benefit under the Nevada workers’ compensation system is the injured employee’s right to get medical treatment. I have prior blog posts about the limitations on that right that are written into Nevada law, such as the limited right to choose a treating doctor. I also just wrote about insurers’ attempts to deny … Continue reading More Unfair Tactics Against Nevada’s Injured Workers
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