Vocational Rehabilitation

Rebuilding job skills after an injury

When an employee has suffered a work injury, sometimes the worker needs help to rebuild certain job skills before the worker can fully recover and return to his or her job. Other times, if an on-the-job injury results in permanent or long-term work limitations, it may be necessary to take part in job retraining to prepare for a different type of job. For instance, if an injured warehouse employee can no longer lift heavy objects, he or she may need a new type of job that doesn’t require lifting. Similarly, an office worker that suffers a repetitive stress injury such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome that makes typing painful may also need retraining, known as vocational rehabilitation, for a new type of job.

Services offered to injured employees for vocational rehabilitation may include such services as:

So depending on the jurisdiction of your claim, these types of vocational rehabilitation services may be available and may be paid for by the injured worker’s employer, workers compensation insurer, the State of Illinois, or some combination of these parties. It is common for some employers to try to force an injured employee back to work too quickly, but the attorneys affiliated with Mitchell S. Sexner & Associates LLC stand up for our client's rights and aggressively pursue vocational rehabilitation when available and applicable. You may contact one of our experienced workers compensation attorneys at (800) 996-4824 as our phone lines are open 7 days a week / 24 hours a day. Or you can click on the "Contact Us" link and send us a quick email. We’ll promptly contact you back to answer any legal questions you may have free of charge.

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