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In Nebraska when you are hurt on the job, you have a right to choose your own doctor. This is one of the most important rights you can exercise to ensure that you receive the treatment you need. If your employer tells you right after you are injured that you have a right to choose [...]

In Nebraska when an employee is hurt at work, and they have a permanent injury that prevents a return to the job the employee did at the time of the injury, he or she may be entitled to vocational rehabilitation. This can be the case for injuries to the body as a whole (back and [...]

If you have been hurt at work and you have had your treatment and you’re at maximum medical improvement (MMI), which is a way of saying your condition is stable and not likely to improve, the insurance company may ask if you want to settle. It’s your decision whether or not you settle the case [...]

If you have been hurt at work, you may know that your employer (or, more likely, their workers’ compensation insurance company) has to pay for your medical treatment for your injuries. However, insurance companies go by what your doctor puts in writing, not what he or she tells you in your examination. Therefore, it is [...]

If you have been hurt at work, you may know that you’re paid for your time off because of the accident and that your medical expenses are paid without a co-pay. However, there are a few additional benefits that you may not know about, and the insurance company is not going to tell you about [...]