The New York Loss of Wage Earning Capacity Vocational Data Form is a document used by the New York State Worker's Compensation Board to assess the vocational impact of a disabling injury or illness on an injured worker. It includes information about the worker's employment history, educational background, and occupational skills. It also includes an assessment of the worker's PRE and post-injury earning capacity, as well as a review of the worker's ability to perform job tasks. There are two types of New York Loss of Wage Earning Capacity Vocational Data Forms: one for workers with disabilities and one for workers without disabilities.
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To calculate the impairment award, the CE multiplies the percentage points of the impairment rating of the employee's covered illness or illnesses by $2,500.00. For example, if a physician assigns an impairment rating of 40% or 40 points, the CE multiplies 40 by $2,500.00, to equal a $100,000.00 impairment award.
A detailed narrative progress/supplemental report is filed to document any significant change in the worker's medical or disability status.
Loss of wage earning capacity, or LWEC, is a determination made by the Workers' Compensation Board in cases where a worker has a permanent partial injury as a result of his or her work-related injury. It is meant to show how the permanent injury affects the injured worker's ability to earn a living.
How much is an SLU award? Your SLU award is determined by Workers' Compensation law (statute), which contains a schedule (list) of the maximum number of weeks of benefits you can receive ing to the body part you have permanently injured.
Typically, the employer and employee work together to determine the total weekly compensation to be paid (not to exceed 162 weeks). This number is then multiplied by 60% of the employee's AWW to determine total compensation.
The Board will calculate the rate of the award by looking at the injured worker's Average Weekly Wage. The rate the award is payable is two thirds of the worker's Average Weekly Wage. The lawyer must then add weeks of compensation to the award if there is a protracted healing period.
Schedule awards are paid for a certain number of weeks, calculated by multiplying the percentage of impairment of a body part (determined by the rating physician) times the number of weeks set out in the schedule in the FECA for that body part.
What is a Schedule Loss of Use ( SLU ) award? A cash benefit that pays you for the loss of wage-earning capacity (as determined by the Workers' Compensation Board, with proper consideration of the Workers' Compensation law and the current Permanent Impairment Guidelines.)
