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Award of permanent total disability in workers comp could still allow finding of disability discrimination

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A California appellate court recently upheld a $1.5m disability discrimination verdict against the City of Los Angeles for discharging a police officer from a light duty position after being found to be 100 percent disabled for the purposes of workers compensation. Though this may seem counter-intiutive to a lay person it makes sense if you know how workers compensation and disability discrimination statutes operate. I believe a similar verdict would be possible in Nebraska.

…disability discrimination claims hinge on whether the employers made a reasonable attempt to accommodate their employees disability.

In short, total disability in workers compensation is a measure of how a person’s limitations effect them in the general labor market, while disability discrimination claims hinge on whether the employers made a reasonable attempt to accommodate their employees disability. Continue reading

The offices of Rehm, Bennett, Moore & Rehm, which also sponsors the Trucker Lawyers website, are located in Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska. Five attorneys represent plaintiffs in workers’ compensation, personal injury, employment and Social Security disability claims. The firm’s lawyers have combined experience of more than 95 years of practice representing injured workers and truck drivers in Nebraska, Iowa and other states with Nebraska and Iowa jurisdiction. The lawyers regularly represent hurt truck drivers and often sue Crete Carrier Corporation, K&B Trucking, Werner Enterprises, UPS, and FedEx. Lawyers in the firm hold licenses in Nebraska and Iowa and are active in groups such as the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers, Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG), American Association for Justice (AAJ), the Nebraska Association of Trial Attorneys (NATA), and the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). We have the knowledge, experience and toughness to win rightful compensation for people who have been injured or mistreated.

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