1. Take pictures of the collision scene and damages to both vehicles. Most smartphone cameras are suitable. If your injuries and medical attention take priority and you are unable to take pictures at the scene, have someone you trust take pictures of the damage to the vehicles, even if later at a tow yard, before the evidence is destroyed.
Indemnity Rates and Mileage Rates for Injured Workers, New Judge Appointed to the Workers' Compensation Bench
Effective January 1, 2017, the mileage reimbursement rate for travel of injured workers to and from medical appointments was reduced from 54 cents per mile to 53.5 cents per mile. The maximum weekly compensation benefit rate increased from $785.00 to $817.00 effective that same date.
Does Violation of a Safety Rule Preclude Entitlement to Workers' Compensation Benefits?
Possibly. In Nebraska workers' compensation claims, benefits may be denied to an injured worker if they were willfully negligent at the time of the injury. Neb. Rev. Stats. 48-102, 48-107, and 48-151(7). Willful negligence consists of (a) a deliberate act, (b) such conduct as evidences reckless indifference to safety, or (c) intoxication at the time of the injury, such intoxication being without the consent, knowledge, or acquiescence of the employer or the employer's agent. Neb. Rev. Stat. 48-151(7). Generally, the deliberate defiance of a reasonable safety rule in place to prevent serious bodily injury to an employee will constitute willful misconduct in the absence of certain excuses. The factors that the Court looks at in determining whether a violation of an employer's safety rule should disqualify a worker from receiving workers' compensation benefits include:
