As one of the three main types of L&I settlements, a permanent partial disability (PPD) award is a designation that can help you obtain money due to a work-related injury. Specifically, a PPD award is the result of an L&I claim where the claimant is able to eventually return to work.
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Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) ratings exams are how medical professionals determine how severe your workplace injury is and how it is rated toward the PPD award schedule. You’ll usually have a rating exam done by your primary physician, then an IME by an L&I-approved physician once yo...
What Is Permanent Partial Disability
Permanent Partial Disability (PPD) means you have an impairment that didn’t go away after you recovered from a workplace injury or illness. Workers’ compensation PPD awards are monetary awards for injured workers who are able to return to work and do their...
The long-term economic losses of workers with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS), whose common symptoms include numbness and weakening of the hand muscles, have long been known to exceed those of workers with other musculoskeletal conditions, according to the Washington Department of Labor and Industrie...
Seventy may be the new 60, and 80 may be the new 70, but 85 is still fairly old to be in the workforce. But according to U.S. Labor Department data, the era of older workers has arrived.
Overall, 255,000 Americans 85 years old or older held jobs in the U.S. economy during the past year. That's 4....
Two weeks ago the Federal Jobs Report showed our economy to be in an unusual sweet spot, with steady growth and widespread improvement in the labor market.
How Good Are The Job Numbers?
An Op-Ed contributor to the New York Times wrote that the biggest question in evaluating the May job number...
High school football coach K. Bella, who is deaf, just discovered a way to communicate with his players through a new technology that brings a live sign language interpreter to his television screen. Bella’s players, whether on the phone or elsewhere, can listen to the interpreter voicing out ...
The past few years have brought an alarming number of studies and reports on the short-term effects of concussions on youth who play sports, as well as possible long-term repercussions for professional athletes who play high-impact contact sports like football and hockey. All of these belong to ...
Did you know that the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAMAW) founded Guide Dogs of America? Guide Dogs of America is committed to the mission of training guide dogs and providing instruction in their use at no charge to blind and visually impaired Ameri...
Over the past years, we have discussed the medical and emotional risks of excessive or consistent worry. For employees with a workplace injury, occupational disease or disability, stress and anxiety can add a significant burden on the body. Below we discuss some steps for reducing stress and wor...