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What Are Light Duty Job Offers and What Should I Look For?

By Jason Weinstock on January 17, 2020 Posted in Light duty,Permanent Work Restrictions

When you are injured at work, your treating physician gives you a physician’s progress report (PPR) or a work activity report. These reports inform you, your workers’ compensation adjuster, and your employer of any work restrictions you may have. The PPR will guide your light duty job offer. On the PPR there is a place … Continue reading What Are Light Duty Job Offers and What Should I Look For? →

Does Your Employer Need to Keep You When You Have Permanent Work Restrictions?

By Jason Weinstock on July 20, 2014 Posted in Permanent Work Restrictions

Let’s assume that you have an accepted workers’ compensation claim in Nevada, and that your treating doctor has just released you with permanent work restrictions that would ordinarily prevent you from being hired or going back to your regular duties at the job you had when you were injured. The question is whether your … Continue reading Does Your Employer Need to Keep You When You Have Permanent Work Restrictions? →

Permanent Work Restrictions Aren’t Always Permanent for Nevada Work Injuries

By Jason Weinstock on January 7, 2014 Posted in Work Restrictions

Here’s an excellent question by someone posting a comment to my post about the difference between temporary light duty and permanent light duty: Do Permanent Work Restrictions (light duty) follow me once my case is closed and a settlement has been granted? What happens if (5-10 years later) I take a job that is completely opposite from my restrictions? … Continue reading Permanent Work Restrictions Aren’t Always Permanent for Nevada Work Injuries →

Will Accepting a PPD Award Affect My Job?

By Jason Weinstock on June 2, 2012 Posted in Permanent partial disability awards

Question by an injured worker: Will accepting a permanent partial disability (PPD) award affect my job? Answer: It shouldn’t. Having permanent work restrictions may affect your job, but your accepting a PPD award shouldn’t. Here’s why. PPD awards for injured workers with Nevada workers’ compensation claims are based on a combination of three … Continue reading Will Accepting a PPD Award Affect My Job? →

Thinking of Starting Your Own Business After Your Work Injury?

By Jason Weinstock on October 10, 2011 Posted in Vocational rehabilitation

The reality is that many injured workers are not offered permanent light duty jobs by their employers after their treating doctors give them permanent work restrictions that prevent them from going back to their usual jobs. Employers cannot be forced under Nevada workers’ compensation law to give permanent light duty jobs to injured employees. Instead, … Continue reading Thinking of Starting Your Own Business After Your Work Injury? →