Depending on the facts of the case, there are many possible claims. These claims can include the following:
The injured employee should not be pay for co-pay or other related medical charges. The insurance company should pay all related medical treatment. All miles traveled for related medical treatment should be reimbursed to the injured employee as well as medical prescriptions, and other related medical bills.
Disability PaymentsDisability Payments can be categorized into four different types.
Death benefits - employees who die due to work related accident can be paid to the surviving dependents of the deceased employee. The amount for death benefits is a specific guideline that will determine the value of the case.
Medical Treatment and ExpensesInsurance company should pay all related medical treatment. The injured employee should not be responsible for a co-pay or other related medical charges. The injured employee should be reimbursed for prescriptions, mileage, and other medical charges.
Vocational RehabilitationIf an injured employee cannot return to the position at the time of the injury due to the disability from the accident, the injured employee can request vocational rehabilitation. The employer is responsible for the expenses of the rehabilitation which includes vocational testing, job training, job placement, interview services and resume and continuing payment of wages during the period that the claimant is in vocational rehabilitation. In order to qualify for vocational rehabilitation, the employee must have a disability that does not allow the employee to perform their work.
CompensationThe average weekly wages are determined by calculating the tips, wages, and additional reasonable value of rent or housing, meals, or other reasonable benefits. Average weekly wage of the employee will be used to determine the workers compensation case in determining the benefits to the injured worker. Fringe benefits are not included such as insurance benefits and pension benefits.
Injured employees are not allowed to stack wages from multiple jobs in determining their average weekly wage in the State of Maryland. However, if the injured employee has serious disability or permanent total disability can have their weekly wages amended to include the higher average of the multiple jobs.
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