1 / 8

The Ins and Outs of Work Comp Vocational Assessment in PA

Are you locked in a head-to-head battle with your workersu2019 compensation insurer? Were you awarded your dues, but the insurer called for a vocational evaluation? Itu2019s because u2013 work comp vocational assessment in PA can reduce your compensation payout.<br><br>

paworkinjury
Download Presentation

The Ins and Outs of Work Comp Vocational Assessment in PA

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. THE INS AND OUTS OF WORK COMP VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT IN PA

  2. Vocational assessments are designed to test your ability to find suitable work. By suitable work, I mean work of the same capacity and nature as you were performing before the injury.

  3. Work of the same nature means that perspective jobs should not require skills in addition to or replacement of the ones demanded by your previous position. This restricts the employer to assess employment capabilities as of the previous job.

  4. Along with signifying workload, the phrase ‘work of same capacity’ also signifies the ease and accessibility of the job that is things as how far is the workplace. This limits your evaluation of the ease and accessibility of your job before the incident.

  5. Moving on, the phrase also asserts, subtly, that the places of employment offering adequate work should pay similar wages and benefits as you had at your previous job.

  6. We come back to the nature of work, which covers a lot of things – most significantly, the risk of physical harm and injury at the workplace. This feature makes sure that your work comp vocational assessment in PA rules out any jobs that have a significantly greater risk factor.

  7. Lastly, never take a vocational evaluation in Pennsylvania without legal representation. In case you don’t have legal representation or are worried about the cost, call Cardamone Law at (215) 206-9068. One of Pennsylvania’s top law firms for workers, Cardamone law offers free case reviews and consultations, as well as a contingency fee plan.

More Related