Nevada workers' compensation, explained

Plain-language guides for injured workers, and practice notes for the adjusters, third-party administrators and defense counsel who refer files to us. Written in Las Vegas, about Nevada law, by the people who do the work.

For injured workers

If you were hurt at work

What the process looks like, what your options are, and how to make sure the record about you is accurate. Available in English and Spanish.

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For injured workersHurt at Work in Las Vegas: What Happens NextA plain-language walk through the Nevada workers' compensation process, from the injury to the point where vocational rehabilitation enters the picture.Read → 7 min

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For injured workersWho Qualifies for Vocational Rehabilitation in NevadaEligibility in plain language: what has to be true about your injury, your restrictions and your old job.Read → 5 min

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For injured workersWhat Happens at Your Vocational AssessmentWhat the meeting is, what to bring, what you will be asked, and how to make sure the document that comes out of it is accurate.Read → 5 min

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For injured workersRetraining or a Lump Sum? How to Think About the ChoiceNevada lets you take money instead of a program. Here is what you are actually trading.Read → 6 min

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For injured workersYou Can't Go Back to Your Old Job. What Are Your Options?The order Nevada works through, from modified duty with your current employer to full retraining, and what each one actually looks like.Read → 6 min

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For injured workersTrabajadores Lesionados en Las Vegas: Sus Derechos de Rehabilitación VocacionalUna explicación en español del proceso de rehabilitación vocacional en Nevada, y por qué usted tiene derecho a ser entrevistado en su propio idioma.Read → 5 min

Las Vegas

They see the lights. We see the people who keep them on.

For adjusters and referral sources

Practice notes for the people who carry the file

Deadlines, defensibility, and the decisions that determine whether a vocational file closes quietly or turns into a hearing.

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For adjusters & referral sourcesHow to Refer a Nevada Voc Rehab File, and What to Send With ItThe five documents that let a counselor start work the day the referral lands, and what happens when one of them is missing.Read → 6 min

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For adjusters & referral sourcesNevada Voc Rehab Deadlines Every Adjuster Should Have on the WallThe 60-day assessment window, the 9, 12 and 24 month program caps, and the extension provisions that actually get granted.Read → 7 min

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For adjusters & referral sourcesWhat a Defensible Transferable Skills Analysis Actually Looks LikeWhy most TSAs fall apart under cross-examination, and the four things that keep one standing.Read → 6 min

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For adjusters & referral sourcesLabor Market Surveys That Hold Up at HearingThe difference between a list of job postings and evidence a hearing officer can rely on.Read → 5 min

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For adjusters & referral sourcesAB 128 and the Limits on Nevada Retraining ProgramsHow program length is tiered to disability, and what that means for the plans you approve.Read → 5 min

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For adjusters & referral sourcesControlling Voc Rehab Spend Without Losing the File at HearingWhere the money actually goes on a Nevada vocational file, and which economies cost more than they save.Read → 6 min

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