WORKERS' COMPENSATION
BENEFITS
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The most common types of benefits recoverable due to work-related injuries under workers' compensation law are, as follows:
Medical Treatment
The
workers compensation
insurance provider is required to to provide all treatment “reasonable
and necessary” to “cure or relieve” the
symptoms and effects of an industrial
injury at no cost at all to the injured worker. Effective
management of a case
can result in a lifetime award for medical treatment.
Temporary Disability
While the applicant is recovering from the injury and in active
treatment, he or she is
entitled to two-thirds (2/3) of his or her average weekly wage up to a certain maximum
amount that
varies with the date of injury. Under the new law, temporary
disability is
limited to two years (104 weeks), but certain strategies can often increase the period
of
benefits.
Permanent Disability
This is an entitlement to funds and compensation when an injury results
in
lasting residual symptoms and limitation. The value of
permanent disability (P.D.), however, is now
measured by an imposed standard. Securing this value depends on getting to the
right
evaluating physicians and securing a proper rating of the report.
Job Displacement Voucher
This is an entitlement to benefits that will provide education and
retraining
when permanent disability is found.
Contact
If you've been injured on the job, contact
southern California workers' compensation lawyer, Steven A. Meline. For a
free, confidential consultation, call (888) 793-4878 or (888) 793-HURT.
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