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3 Things to Check to Determine If Your PPD Award / Workers’ Compensation Settlement Is Correct.
By Jason Weinstock on August 14, 2020 Posted in Permanent partial disability awardsFrequently I am asked by potential clients and current clients whether there is a settlement at the end of their workers’ compensation case or how much their case is worth. This question is often hard or impossible to answer. Sometimes, I can estimate whether I think you are likely to have a permanent partial disability … Continue reading 3 Things to Check to Determine If Your PPD Award / Workers’ Compensation Settlement Is Correct.
If I Have A Workers’ Compensation Claim, Can I Find a New Job?
By Jason Weinstock on August 7, 2020 Posted in Benefits,Information Center,Light dutyA lot of clients have this question. Frustration often sets in immediately after the injury, but can be made worse if the injured employee feels she is not being treated fairly at work, is not receiving TTD (pay for being out of work) benefits, receiving TTD benefits, or their employer is not following their work … Continue reading If I Have A Workers’ Compensation Claim, Can I Find a New Job?
How Valid Are FCE’s?
By Jason Weinstock on January 18, 2013 Posted in Functional Capacity EvaluationsToday, I met with Rob Wolinsky, a physical therapist at the Kelly Hawkins Physical Therapy facility at Charleston and Valley View . Rob oversees approximately a dozen functional capacity evaluations (FCE’s) each week at the request of physicians and adjusters administering Nevada workers compensation claims. A FCE is an evaluation by an experienced therapist like Rob. The … Continue reading How Valid Are FCE’s?