As of July 1, 2017, there are many important changes in the workers’ compensation (WC) laws in Nevada. One of the most crucial changes is the right for the injured worker to seek an independent medical examination (“IME”). Prior to this change in the law, NRS 616C.140 allowed insurers to require the injured worker to …
Work Injuries and Permanent Restrictions
By: Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers When a person is injured on the job, hopefully they will recover and get back to the job they were doing. Generally, an injured worker will be given temporary restrictions by a doctor, and then the employer either can or cannot accommodate those temporary restrictions. See NRS 616C.475. Typically …
What to Do When You Lose Everything From a Work Injury
By: Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers It sounds harsh, but have you ever considered what might happen if you were injured on the job and your workers’ compensation claim was denied? If you were unable to work, how would you pay your bills? Just because you are injured on the job does not automatically mean …
Nevada Supreme Court Strikes Blow in Favor of Injured Workers
In a unanimous ruling, the Nevada Supreme Court struck a blow advancing workers’ rights when it ruled in favor of an injured worker who sustained injuries in a truck crash. In Poremba v. S. Nev. Paving, 132 Nev. Adv. Op. 24, 369 P.3d 357, 358 (2016), the Court clarified an earlier case where it had …
Federal Workplace Laws are Failing Injured Employees
Kevin Schiller is one of millions of workers who don’t have state-regulated workers’ compensation to turn to when they are injured at work. After more than 20 years on the job as a building engineer for Macy’s department stores, Schiller’s career unexpectedly ended when a mannequin fell on him from the top of a 12-foot …
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