{"id":1309,"date":"2015-06-29T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2015-06-29T22:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jhwlawoffice.com\/nevada-workers-comp-law-blog\/?p=1309"},"modified":"2015-06-29T22:09:02","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T22:09:02","slug":"nevada-work-comp-benefits-for-injuries-after-7115","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jhwlawoffice.com\/nevada-workers-comp-law-blog\/2015\/06\/articles\/information-center\/nevada-work-comp-benefits-for-injuries-after-7115\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Work Comp Benefits for Injuries after 7\/1\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nevada employees whose work-related accident or occupational illness occurs after 7\/1\/15 are entitled to receive the lesser of 2\/3 of their actual average monthly, or 2\/3 of the state maximum average monthly wage of $5,426.25.\u00a0\u00a0 If the injured worker was making more than the state maximum, she is only entitled to receive 2\/3 of the state maximum.\u00a0 That means that if the injured worker is off work due to the injury for a month, or her employer does not have light duty work within the doctor\u2019s restrictions, she will receive $3,617.50 in compensation benefits that month.\u00a0\u00a0 The usual 14-day payment will be $1,663.76.\u00a0 Each day in the pay period is counted, including Saturdays and Sundays, when calculating compensation benefits.\u00a0 The daily rate under the new maximum average monthly wage is $118.84.\u00a0 Click here<\/a> for more information on how the state decides what the maximum will be each fiscal year.<\/p>\n

The average monthly wage used to calculate off work benefits is also an important factor in determining how much money an injured worker will received if he has a permanent impairment as defined by the criteria in the AMA Guides to Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.\u00a0\u00a0 If the adjuster sends you a letter with your average monthly wage, and it seems too low, don\u2019t neglect to do something about it, even if you aren\u2019t losing time from work.\u00a0 You could lose a significant amount of money by not making sure that the average monthly wage is as high as it should be when it is time to calculate a PPD award.<\/p>\n

The average monthly wage at the time of the injury also controls the amount of compensation benefits if the claim is ever reopened in the future.\u00a0\u00a0 Your original injury may have occurred ten years ago when you were making a lot less money.\u00a0 If you need to reopen your claim now and will be out of work again for another surgery, your benefits will be based on what your income was 10 years ago.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t cost anything to check with a reputable attorney about whether your compensation benefits are calculated correctly and whether you should be proceeding on a reopened claim as opposed to a new claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nevada employees whose work-related accident or occupational illness occurs after 7\/1\/15 are entitled to receive the lesser of 2\/3 of their actual average monthly, or 2\/3 of the state maximum average monthly wage of $5,426.25.\u00a0\u00a0 If the injured worker was making more than the state maximum, she is only entitled to receive 2\/3 of the … Continue reading Nevada Work Comp Benefits for Injuries after 7\/1\/15<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68,46,61,21,63],"tags":[518,537,345],"class_list":["post-1309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-average-monthly-wage","category-benefits","category-calculating-benefits","category-information-center","category-temporary-total-disability-benefits","tag-average-monthly-wage","tag-nevada-law","tag-nevada-workers-compensation"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t