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Peripheral Nerve Physician in Las Vegas: Tim Tollestrup
By Jason Weinstock on March 9, 2015 Posted in Medical CareThere was a lengthy article in the Las Vegas Review Journal today about the only peripheral nerve surgeon in Las Vegas, Nevada- Tim Tollestrup, M.D. I wrote about meeting him previously in a post in October 2012. Since then, I’ve had half a dozen workers compensation claimants treat with him, with excellent results. Additionally, he … Continue reading Peripheral Nerve Physician in Las Vegas: Tim Tollestrup
Nevada Workers’ Comp and Social Security Disability
By Jason Weinstock on March 4, 2014 Posted in MiscellaneousI asked attorney Gerald Welt, Esq., if he would provide me with a guest blog post on how workers’ compensation interacts with the receipt of Social Security Disability benefits, and his office sent me the following general explanation. Gerald is an excellent attorney who handles Social Security cases if you need one.: … Continue reading Nevada Workers’ Comp and Social Security Disability
National Workers’ Comp Trends
By Jason Weinstock on December 6, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousLas Vegas again hosted the annual Larson’s National Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board Meeting at the National Disability and Workers’ Compensation Conference in November.. Advisory board members are attorneys though out the United States who either post blogs, or write expert commentary on the laws in their home states. These attorneys also participate in … Continue reading National Workers’ Comp Trends
Is Your Work Comp Insurer Broke and Belly Up?
By Jason Weinstock on May 8, 2013 Posted in MiscellaneousOn April 19, 2013, S &C Claims Services, Inc., sent a letter to all injured workers insured by Builders Insurance Company that their checks due that week wouldn’t be sent as scheduled. A Las Vegas District Court ordered the Commissioner of Insurance to act as Temporary Receiver for the company while future … Continue reading Is Your Work Comp Insurer Broke and Belly Up?
Holiday Hours
By Jason Weinstock on December 21, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousOur office will be closed for the Christmas holiday on December 24, 25, and 26. We will be open on Thursday, December 27 and Friday, December 28. We will also be closed on Monday, December 31, and January 1, 2013. We will be open on Jan.2. Happy Holidays!
Avoiding Holiday Debt
By Jason Weinstock on December 6, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousThe holidays are such a difficult time for injured workers. Compensation checks are late due to interrupted mail service,or bad weather back East, or due to adjusters taking vacation time. Doctors’ offices cannot find appointment times for new patients as they try to squeeze in existing clients. Hospital and surgical centers are overbooked with patients … Continue reading Avoiding Holiday Debt
Injured Workers’ Facebook Friends Not Always Friendly
By Jason Weinstock on December 3, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousLast week I had two cases involving two different workers’ compensation insurers trying to use an injured worker’s social media online presence to deny benefits. In the first case, the adjuster sent the hearing officer copies of photos from my client’s Facebook page showing him playing softball. The issue at the hearing was whether my … Continue reading Injured Workers’ Facebook Friends Not Always Friendly
Retired Police Officer Paralegal for Work Comp Claims
By Jason Weinstock on September 25, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousI’m pleased to introduce a new staff member, Garth Baker, to the firm’s clients and the many other injured workers who rely on this law blog for information about Nevada workers’ compensation law. Garth became a paralegal after retiring from the Las Vegas Metro Police Department as a Detective. He served as a police officer in the capacity of patrol, … Continue reading Retired Police Officer Paralegal for Work Comp Claims
Senior Ride Program
By Jason Weinstock on May 29, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousA client brought to my attention that there is a Senior Ride Program with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the State of Nevada. Persons 60 years of age or persons of any age with a permanent disability should bring a letter from their doctor stating that the person has a permanent disability. This … Continue reading Senior Ride Program
Health Care Directives Are Necessary for Everyone
By Jason Weinstock on March 29, 2012 Posted in MiscellaneousAttorney Laura Stubberud is an experienced estate planning attorney who wrote the following guest blog post. I thought it was important information for injured workers. For more blog posts on estate planning and elder law, please visit Attorney Stubberud ‘s blog at www.nvestatelaw.com. By Laura Stubberud I am often asked what is the one thing … Continue reading Health Care Directives Are Necessary for Everyone
Nevada Workers’ Comp Fraud You Don’t Hear About
By Jason Weinstock on December 23, 2011 Posted in MiscellaneousNevadans have been convinced over the years that there are many workers who try to take advantage of the system, either by filing false claims or by prolonging their time off work, or by collecting undeserved permanent partial disability awards. What the public in Nevada rarely hears or reads about however, are the employers caught committing workers’ compensation fraud, or the insurers who … Continue reading Nevada Workers’ Comp Fraud You Don’t Hear About
NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTION: Less Negativity
By Jason Weinstock on December 29, 2010 Posted in MiscellaneousI’m resolved this year to be so positive that those around me can’t help but to take some to use in their own battles with adversity and negativity. My clients come to me because they have overwhelming problems in dealing with their work injury- either medically, vocationally, emotionally, financially, or all of these things … Continue reading NEW YEARS’ RESOLUTION: Less Negativity
Caring for an Elderly Parent
By Jason Weinstock on November 2, 2010 Posted in MiscellaneousI got behind in my blogging while I made a quick trip to North Carolina for a week of helping to care for my father. He is undergoing radiation for throat cancer for seven weeks, and needs help with transportation to the oncology center, help with nutrition and self care, and coordination of other doctor … Continue reading Caring for an Elderly Parent
Construction Accidents
By Jason Weinstock on October 7, 2010 Posted in MiscellaneousWith unemployment in Nevada at an all-time high, construction workers who are injured on the job are afraid to report and file workers’ compensation claims. However, those who delay and then discover that they have a serious injury that may require surgery will regret that they did not follow the steps below. The risk of your employer … Continue reading Construction Accidents
Advanced Settlement Loan Companies
By Jason Weinstock on July 19, 2010 Posted in MiscellaneousOccasionally, one of my clients asks me to sign a lien agreement with a company offering to advance money to the client based on the client’s potential permanent partial disability award at the end of his claim. I have never agreed to sign one of these agreements. These advance settlement firms have been around a long … Continue reading Advanced Settlement Loan Companies
Unemployment Insurance and COBRA Externsion Due to Expire
By Jason Weinstock on February 5, 2010 Posted in MiscellaneousUnless lawmakers in Washington act by February 28, 2010, the jobs bill passed in December that extended long-term unemployment insurance benefits and that gave a COBRA extension will expire. With the unemployment in Nevada at an all-time high, this is terrible news for workers who have been unemployed for a long time. Read more about … Continue reading Unemployment Insurance and COBRA Externsion Due to Expire
Free Training For Employees Offered By DIR
By Jason Weinstock on September 25, 2009 Posted in MiscellaneousThe Workers’ Compensation Section of the Division of Industrial Relations has asked us to spread the word that they are offering a free training session for employees on injured workers’ legal rights, how to file a claim, what to do if the employer is uninsured, claims process deadlines, etc. on Wednesday, October 14, 1:30- 3:30 … Continue reading Free Training For Employees Offered By DIR
Surviving the Tough Times
By Jason Weinstock on April 21, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous,psychological injurySome questions I receive from injured workers have nothing to do with workers’ compensation law, but are instead about how to make it through the difficult times following a work accident. Few people can pay all necessary bills for very long on workers’ comp benefits of only two-thirds of their average monthly wage. Most injured … Continue reading Surviving the Tough Times
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