It depends on the injury and what the Dr's orders are. You may return to light duty work before you can be fully released.
The workman's comp settlement scale for rotator cuff surgery depends on a variety of factors including how long the employee is off work and how serious the injury is. In general, employees can expect to receive two-thirds of their salary for this type of injury.
Long Shoreman was injured on job. Had to have knee and shoulder surgery. Returned to work after but was unable to perform regular work duties
what earnings must i report to workmans comp
If you get the same injury again during the course of your employment, you can claim workers compensation benefits again as long as the second injury is distinct from the first.
Once the doctor requested it for my husband it took about a week.
Yes, you have three years to file for workers' compensation in Pennsylvania. After you return to work after receiving workers' compensation, you have, at least, 9.6 years to re-open the wage loss claim. The medical claim is for life.
In the UK there are two main parts of a compensation claim for personal injury which can be made against an employer: 1. Pain and suffering for your hernia injury and 2. Financial losses as a result of suffering the hernia injury. So far as the pain and suffering is concerned the amount of compensation depends totally on the symptoms you have suffered from your hernia and whether these symptoms are long lasting. Using the related link below entitled "hernia injury compensation" - you can find examples of the range of compensation you can receive for different types of hernia injury, which in 2010 are up to £15,500.
I don't believe the company is going to contact you. It will probably be thru a mediator directly from the courts. Since there is a disagreement between you both, or you wouldn't be in court, they will have someone mediating on your behalf.
Answerwhat is the fair settlement for and on the job,slip and fall on the job multi injuries,and a surgery has been preformed,but other injuries has not been address and is on goingIn the UK the amount of compensation you will recovery in a settlement will depend on many factors, including how long the symptoms have already lasted, the intensity of the symptoms and whether surgical intervention is necessary. To see a list of how much compensation you can receive for all manner of back problems see the related link entitled "back injury claims".
The average workman's compensation for back fusion surgery in Illinois varies with the severity and number of vertebrae fused. If several vertebrae are fused, the amount could reach as much as $400 thousand.
If you miss time from work due to a work injury, you get WC lost-time benefits. Vacation is not an issue. Employers cannot mandate you use vacation for WC lost time.