If you are an employee who sustained a work injury in the state of Nevada, you usually cannot sue your employer for damages. Instead, your “exclusive remedy” is to file a workers’ compensation claim with your employer’s insurance carrier. Here are four things to know about Nevada workers’ compensation laws. Workers’ comp benefits include medical …
Nevada law has several work injury statutes codified in NRS 616A through NRS 616C. These laws explain how you can file a claim for benefits under Nevada’s workers’ compensation system if you suffer a work injury. What are considered work injuries in Nevada? Work injuries occur when you get hurt while on the job. Many …
A workers’ compensation appeal usually takes around two to four months to complete. Note, however, that every workers’ comp case is unique, and an appeal could take slightly less time or slightly more. Following a workers’ compensation trial, you typically initiate the appeals process by filing for reconsideration with your state’s workers’ compensation appeals board. …
If it is approved, a workers’ compensation claim can take as little as a couple of weeks. However, if it is denied and you appeal that denial, the resolution process can last up to several years. Once the claim is accepted or denied, you will start receiving benefits. It can take longer for your claim …
Can I be fired or demoted for bringing a workers' compensation claim in Nevada?Watch this video on YouTube Nevada law prohibits employers from retaliating against you for filing for workers’ compensation. If you are demoted or harassed, you can sue your employer for lost wages and pain and suffering. And if you get fired, you …
What is State Industrial Insurance System in Nevada? SIIS – short for State Industrial Insurance System – was Nevada’s state-run workers’ compensation program. Before 2000, all Nevada businesses bought workers comp coverage through SIIS. But it was beset with management and financial problems. Finally workers’ compensation insurance became privatized, and businesses now buy their coverage …
The Grant Sawyer building located at 555 E Washington Ave #5100 in Las Vegas has recently undergone repairs in an effort to root out its recurring mold problem. People who have been sickened by the mold may have a Nevada worker’s compensation cause of action against the state of Nevada. Mold at Grant Sawyer building …
