There are at least two big decisions to make when you get hurt on the job:
Truck Drivers and Worker's Compensation
Truck drivers are by and large loyal working men and women. You work very hard to avoid letting your company down by delivering freight on time and keeping the customers happy. When you get hurt, you tend to tough it out before reporting the injury because you don't want the company to think you are soft or slacking off. Generally, when a trucker is injured on the job, loyalty is not a two-way street.
Will I Get Paid?
"If I am off work, will I get paid? And if so, how much?"
What is an FCE?
An FCE is a Functional Capacity Evaluation. It is sort of a physical fitness test. We see a majority of clients undergoing FCE's toward the end of the treatment cycle in a workers' compensation case. An FCE can also be used to help identify changes to employee workload, or modifications to working conditions such as ergonomic measures, that the employer may be able to undertake in an effort to accommodate an employee with a disability or medical condition. Common measurements of lifting power, push and pull power, how long you can stand or walk, flexibility and reaching, grasping and holding, bending, and balance are taken.
Q+A: Before You Go to a Doctor
Q: What advice can you give to an injured trucker who is about to go see a doctor?
Spring is in the Air
This time of year brings out new hazards on the roadways. Some of these hazards are obvious, while others are not.
Talk to an Attorney, You Have Nothing Left to Lose.
If you do not completely understand workers' compensation law, you need someone who does. Someone who is not afraid of doing what is necessary to obtain justice, even if it means going to court. The lawyers at Brock Law Offices routinely try cases in the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Court, and you can benefit from that experience.
