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It is possible that vocational rehabilitation is not successful or that a seriously injured worker is simply too disabled to ever be competitively employable. | It is possible that vocational rehabilitation is not successful or that a seriously injured worker is simply too disabled to ever be competitively employable. | ||
== B. Short Term and Long Term Average Earnings and Wage Rates == | == B. Short-Term and Long-Term Average Earnings and Wage Rates == | ||
When a compensation claim is accepted, the Board sets the worker’s wage rate at two different points in the claims process. All wage loss related benefits (e.g. loss of earnings, permanent functional disability, and temporary wage loss) are paid according to these rates. If you or your client believe your benefits do not accurately reflect your income before your injury, it is vital that you try to correct this as soon as possible. | When a compensation claim is accepted, the Board sets the worker’s wage rate at two different points in the claims process. All wage loss related benefits (e.g. loss of earnings, permanent functional disability, and temporary wage loss) are paid according to these rates. If you or your client believe your benefits do not accurately reflect your income before your injury, it is vital that you try to correct this as soon as possible. | ||
