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I Was Injured While Working in Kansas City and I can no longer do my old job. Do I have A Right to Vocational Rehabilitation?

If you have been injured in a Kansas City workplace accident, you may find that you are no longer able to do your old job because of either temporary or permanent physical limitations from your injury. In this case, you may want or need to retrain for a new type of job.

Vocational rehabilitation is the process of relearning or learning new work skills as part of the process of recovering from an injury or illness. In Kansas City, The Missouri Department of Labor Division of Workers' Compensation (Division) administers a program that employers may use to provide vocational rehabilitation to severely injured workers. These services are designed to restore the employee to find work that they enjoy and are able to do.

Vocational Rehabilitation May Include:

• Occupational testing
• On-the-job training
• Transferable-skills analysis and testing
• Resume and job-application services
• Interview coaching
• Job-search assistance
• Counseling
• Ergonomics assessment
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) reasonable-accommodation assistance
• Education and tuition payments for retraining

Training takes time, so an injured employee may be able to receive Missouri workers’ compensation wage-loss benefits while receiving vocational rehabilitation services. They may also receive compensation for tuition, living expenses, room and board, child-care expenses and travel expenses related to the training.

If you have been injured and are unable to work, it is a good idea to speak to a Missouri workers’ compensation lawyer about your injury. You may be eligible for benefits that go beyond standard Missouri workers’ compensation. For example, if a third party other than your employer contributed to your injury, you may be able to collect damages for your pain and suffering. A Missouri workplace injury lawyer can help insure that you receive all your benefits. To learn more, contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys at 888-348-2616 and ask to schedule a free consultation with a Kansas City worker’s compensation attorney.

For more information about the rights of injured workers, download your free copy of “How to Avoid Becoming a Work Injury Horror Story”. This guide from the Kansas City workplace injury attorneys at Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys is free for all victims of Missouri and Kansas workplace accidents.

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