Nebraska employees who are injured on the job by an accident or contract an occupational disease are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Virtually all employers in Nebraska are required by law to have workers’ compensation coverage for their injured workers. It is not necessary to show that your employer was negligent to recover benefits and only recourse against the employer is through the worker’s compensation system. However, any third party negligence can give rise to an action against a non-employer.

Employees are entitled to medical benefits, wage loss benefits and vocational rehabilitation benefits for compensable injuries. Temporary total disability payments are due on the 8th calendar day of disability due to an injury and if the disability lasts six weeks or more, the first seven days are also payable. The amount of the benefits are two-thirds of the employees average weekly wage subject to a minimum and maximum each week. Permanent Partial Disability benefits for wage loss are also due an injured worker for either a scheduled member injury or body as a whole injury. Death benefits are also payable to a widow(er) or minor child.

Our firm has been litigating workers’ compensation cases for 30 years. If you’ve been injured at work, it is important for you to correctly report the injury to your employer and hire a lawyer early in the process. We can be of great assistance in making sure your physician choice rights are protected. We can guide you through the compensation process by making sure that you get maximum return of permanent partial disability benefits. We will obtain a fair loss of earning capacity evaluation and fight for your right to receive job retraining. Unlike most workers’ compensation lawyers, we do not take a percentage of the temporary total disability benefits while you are still recovering from your injuries. If you consider our firm, we are happy to refer you to many of our satisfied clients.

For more information, please see the comp court’s web site at http://www.wcc.ne.gov/