When Your Employer Fights Back: Understanding Workers’ Compensation Disputes You reported your workplace injury expecting support, but instead face resistance from your employer who questions everything from how the injury occurred to whether you deserve compensation. This frustrating reality affects thousands of Nevada workers each year, with the state reporting 36,600 nonfatal workplace injuries and …
Understanding Attorney Fees When You’re Already Facing Financial Hardship After suffering a workplace injury, the last thing you want to worry about is whether you can afford legal help. Many injured workers in Reno delay seeking representation because they fear attorney fees will eat up their benefits or leave them worse off financially. The good …
Navigating a workers’ compensation claim can feel overwhelming, especially when you’re trying to focus on your recovery. Fortunately, there are several tips you can use to strengthen your case and increase your chances of receiving full compensation. Whether your injury is temporary or has long-term consequences, understanding how the process works is key. Report the …
Getting injured on the job can be a life-changing experience. Beyond the physical pain and medical treatment, there’s the stress of not being able to work, the fear of losing income, and the uncertainty of what comes next. If you’ve been hurt at work in Nevada, the workers’ compensation system is designed to protect you, …
In theory, your employer should provide you with certain workers’ compensation benefits after you get hurt or sick on the job, provided that you report your injury as required and attend all your doctors’ appointments on time. In practice, though, your employer generally is not the one making decisions about what benefits you receive or …
In theory, workers’ compensation is a fairly straightforward way for your employer to cover most of the financial losses you will suffer because of a work-related injury on a fault-free basis. In practice, though, there are plenty of minor mistakes and major misconceptions that can—and all too often do—sidetrack workers’ comp claims, sometimes to the …
When your job leads to an injury, illness, or health condition that requires medical treatment and keeps you from working, you are entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits. All Nevada employers with at least one employee must participate in the program, and you are covered from your first day at work, even if you are a …
Workers comp insurance companies in Reno provide businesses with coverage in case an employee is injured on the job. These benefits are designed to cover you no matter who is responsible, but that is not always how claims work out. The unfortunate reality is that there is no guarantee these corporations will treat you fairly. …
Today, we’re diving into an important topic that affects many workers: Workers’ Compensation. We all hope never to need it, but it’s crucial to understand the ins and outs, including what could potentially disqualify you from receiving it. Workers’ Compensation is designed to provide financial assistance to employees who suffer injuries or illnesses on the …
On October 1, 2017, the Las Vegas community changed forever. This was a dark day for Las Vegas, our country, and the world. This senseless act impacted us personally, and will impact countless lives far beyond Las Vegas. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families and friends of those affected by the attack. We …
By: Shook & Stone Injury Lawyers Under the law in Nevada, any injured worker who traveled to an authorized doctor’s office either 1) more than twenty (20) miles one way, or 2) for a total of forty (40) miles or more during a week period shall be reimbursed for the mileage. See NAC 616C.150. That …
If you were to see your own doctor under your own health insurance, would you give consent to another doctor, who has never seen you or met you, to look at your records and give a medical opinion about what you do and do not need? Would you then consent to that mystery doctor being …
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