by Chaz Kuper | Feb 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
The penalty provisions of the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act can be stiff, but with diligent investigation and effective communication, they are easily avoidable. The primary penalties are 50% waiting time penalties on indemnity benefits and attorney’s fees. The...
by John Densberger | Feb 7, 2018 | Uncategorized
Nebraska’s workers’ compensation laws require employers to file a First Report of Alleged Occupational Injury or Illness, commonly referred to as a First Report of Injury or FROI, within ten days of the employer receiving notice of an injury. A reportable injury is...
by LKW | Jan 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY Our blog post from December 19, 2017, discussed the various types of indemnity benefits owed to injured workers in Nebraska. This blog will discuss loss of earning capacity (LOEC) in greater detail. When an injured worker sustains a whole body...
by LKW | Dec 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
The indemnity benefits owed to an injured worker under the Nebraska Workers’ Compensation Act fall into four separate categories. The four categories, which are found in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-121, are: (1) Temporary Total Disability; (2) Temporary Partial Disability;...
by LKW | Nov 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Properly calculating the average weekly wage (“AWW”) is one of the more important aspects in evaluating a workers’ compensation claim. Knowing an injured worker’s AWW is necessary to properly calculate benefit payments and future exposure on a claim. Further,...
by LKW | Nov 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Charles Kuper recently secured an Order of Dismissal in the case of Loeffler v. Columbus Public Schools. The sole issue in the case was whether the employee suffered an accident that arose out of her employment when she fell as she was walking because her sandal...
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