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Nevada Workers’ Compensation Average Monthly Wage Benefits for Injuries after July 1, 2022 (FY 2023)
By Jason Weinstock on May 18, 2023 Posted in Average Monthly Wage,BenefitsAverage Monthly Wage for Fiscal Year 2023 increases! For Fiscal Year 2023, which began on July 1, 2022, the maximum average monthly wage used to calculate workers’ compensation benefits has increased to $7.309.80. This is applicable to injuries on claims filed after July 1, 2022. If you have a claim established already, this increase will … Continue reading Nevada Workers’ Compensation Average Monthly Wage Benefits for Injuries after July 1, 2022 (FY 2023)
Nevada Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Injuries After July 1, 2021 (FY 2022).
By Jason Weinstock on July 6, 2021 Posted in Average Monthly WageAverage Monthly Wage for Fiscal Year 2022 Increases! For Fiscal Year 2022, which began on July 1, 2021, the maximum average monthly wage used to calculate workers’ compensation benefits has increased to $6,927.83. This is applicable to injuries on claims filed after July 1, 2021. If you have a claim established already, this increase will … Continue reading Nevada Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Injuries After July 1, 2021 (FY 2022).
What Does Workers’ Compensation Cover?
By Jason Weinstock on January 3, 2020 Posted in exclusive remedy,Information CenterIn a previous blog, I wrote about how workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees to recover benefits for an injury that occurred at work. Does workers compensation cover every injury that occurs at work? No, workers’ compensation doesn’t automatically apply to all injuries just because they occurred at work. The injury must arise … Continue reading What Does Workers’ Compensation Cover?
Why is the infamous PPR (Physician’s Progress Report) so important?
By Jason Weinstock on October 7, 2019 Posted in Medical CareThe “PPR” serves several very important purposes. The PPR (Physician’s Progress Report) can be viewed as an injured worker’s report card from their treating physician. Insurance adjusters often get these reports directly from the treating doctor, however, injured workers can also get a copy after each appointment with their doctor. It is my recommendation that … Continue reading Why is the infamous PPR (Physician’s Progress Report) so important?
Physician Progress Reports- Nevada Work Comp Info
By Jason Weinstock on December 8, 2009 Posted in Back Injuries,Temporary total disability benefitsAfter every visit to a treating doctor, the injured worker should make sure that he or she leaves with a copy of a physician progress report (PPR). Most doctors who are on insurers’ provider lists use the DIR- approved physician progress report form. However, some doctors have forms on their own stationery that have the … Continue reading Physician Progress Reports- Nevada Work Comp Info
Job Termination and Benefits
By Jason Weinstock on August 25, 2009 Posted in Job termination,Temporary total disability benefitsWhen an injured worker is terminated, and the reason for job termination, are important. If an injured worker files a claim for an injury after he is fired or layed off, then the law presumes that the claim is not valid. Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court interpreted NRS 616C.150(2) in Levinson v. Milko, 124 Nev. … Continue reading Job Termination and Benefits
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