it means that the employer is disputing how the accident or injury occured and benefits may not be paid out during this time
A medical claim is the application for compensation against a health insurance policy or against another's liability insurance policy for the covered portion of a covered event.
Substantive means going to the substance of your claim. It means they are acknowledging receipt of your claim and will respond to the actual issues you've raised in later correspondence.
In the State of Nevada the employer has 24 hours to fax/submit all accident/incident information to the workmens Comp office. By 24 hours I mean after the hospital has returned the required paperwork including drug test results to the employer, and/or any investigation into the events leading to the mishap has been completed. If the investigation take 2 day or a week they then have 24 hours to submit. If medical treatment was required the medical facility will submit a claim for payment against the insurer/state. REMEMBER: The employer does not approve or disapprove any workmens comp claims, the insurer or state approves or disapproves any compinsation provided to the injured party.
LOU is an abbreviation for loss of use, which is actually a legal term. In medical charts, it may refer to loss of function of a body part, for example on a worker's compensation claim.
If by "file," you mean contact the worker's compensation carrier and provide notice of an accident and the resulting injury, then yes. If you're referring to filing a claim, called a Petitions for Benefits in Florida, then no. The Petition requires the signature of the employee/claimant and their attorney.
Desired compensation is what one requests / expects in return for a perceived injury, accident or slight. If you hit my car with yours, my desired compensation is a new car. It doesn't mean that is what I deserve or will get.
Compensation in math means, adding and subtracting the same number to make the sum or difference easier to find.
You are getting more than you deaserve.
The phrase "deferred compensation plan" is defined to mean a compensation package in which the recipient will receive the funds at at future date. Examples include pensions and retirement plans.
lost time
Total Employment Compensation
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