Omaha Workers' Compensation Law Blog

When injured at work, you may be entitled to certain benefits through your employer's workers' compensation benefits. These benefits can cover things such as what you spent on medical bills and a portion of your lost wages. However, you may also be able to secure support that will help you get back to work.

Every recovery is different, and what you need to get better and return to the workplace depends on factors such as the severity of your injury, your health at the time of the accident and any permanent issues you have because of your accident. Workers' who may need additional support to get back to work may be able to secure workers' compensation rehabilitation benefits.

There are many employees in the United States who drive a company car as a part of their daily job responsibilities. This company car could feel like it belongs to you -- especially if you spend a lot of time in it. You might even use the car when you're not technically working. Additionally, you might use the vehicle for personal reasons, even when you're on the company clock.

Maybe you're making deliveries for your company, but you remembered that you needed to buy a few groceries, so you make a detour to the grocery store. If you do something like this, it's very important that you remember that engaging personal activities -- even while you're on company time -- could mean that you're not covered by your employer's workers' compensation policy while you're making the "detour."

One of the most valuable things that a Nebraska worker has is the workers' compensation insurance that protects him or her in the event of a work-related injury.

Although you might not consider this to be a valuable commodity, you certainly will see it as one if you get catastrophically hurt on the job. This asset will not only pay for your medical care, rehabilitation and vocational training if your injuries prevent you from returning to the same job, it will also provide you with wage replacement benefits or disability benefits in the event that you're too injured to work temporarily or permanently.

When someone dies in an on-the-job accident, their financial dependents -- like their children, their spouse and other dependent family members -- might be surprised to discover that they may be able to receive workers' compensation death benefits. These benefits could compensate family members and dependents for the income they have lost as a result of their deceased mother, father, husband or wife.

In the state of Nebraska, workers' compensation laws allow for up to $10,000 in funeral expenses to help pay for the deceased employee's funeral services. Support payments will also be made to surviving spouses and some dependents. In most cases, spouses and children who lived with the decedent can be considered dependents. Sometimes, other dependents -- if they prove their financial reliance on the worker -- can apply to receive payments as well.