Retraining is a formal course of study in a school setting that is designed to train an employee to return to suitable gainful employment. Retraining is different from other forms vocational rehab assistance in that when an injured worker is granted retraining, they are also entitled to compensat... continue reading »
Articles Tagged as workers compensation
Preexisting Injuries & Work Related Injuries
One of the most common questions I ask during an initial consultation with an injured worker is whether they have had preexisting injuries to the same body part they injured at work. Many injured workers that come into my office are under the impression that because they suffered an injury to the... continue reading »
Repetitive Use Work Injuries
Does your employment require repetitive lifting, bending, stooping, or twisting? Do these repetitive tasks from your work cause pain and result in an injury over time? If you answered yes to the previous two questions, you may have suffered what is known in the world of Workers’ Compensation as... continue reading »
When Reporting a Work Injury — Do So Promptly!
How many times have you been at work, lifted something heavy and felt discomfort in your back only to expect the pain to go away on its own? While it does occur often that the employee is able to recover by simply resting and icing, that’s not always the case. Instead, many times that awkward l... continue reading »
Workers’ Compensation: Vocational Rehabilitation
When an employee gets hurt on the job, there is an array of benefits that the injured worker is eligible for, but may not know it. Today’s article focuses on vocational rehabilitation and retraining. I often get phone calls or have initial consultations involving injured workers who have no ide... continue reading »
What is Gillette Work Injury?
Does your employment require repetitive lifting, bending, stooping, or twisting? Do these repetitive tasks from your work cause pain and result in an injury over time? If you answered yes to the previous two questions, you may have suffered what is known in the world of Workers’ Compensation as... continue reading »
What is Workers’ Compensation?
I often get questions from injured workers wanting me to give them an overview of how workers’ compensation works. In its most basic sense, workers’ compensation is when an employee gets hurt on the job and the employer’s insurance company pays for the injured workers’ medical bills and l... continue reading »