If you have been injured at work—either due to a singular event or from repetitive movements performed over months or years—you may feel uncertain about how to handle the concerns that are affecting your job performance and your quality of life. The Nevada law firm of Kidwell & Gallagher can assist you with your worker's comp claim and with any questions you have regarding applicable benefits.

If you have worked for your employer for several years, you may not see the value in consulting with an injury lawyer about worker's comp benefits. This step may seem unnecessarily aggressive. After all, your employer offers benefits for a reason, right? The truth is that any employer is likely to place the highest priority on the interests of the company, not on the injured employee. An injury lawyer at the law firm of Kidwell & Gallagher will represent your needs and will obtain the worker's comp benefits to which you are entitled under Nevada law.

A work injury entitles you to three specific benefits:

• Medical Benefits: Your injury requires treatment that your employer's worker's compensation insurance will cover.
• Lost Wages: If you must decrease your work hours or take time off for treatment, you are entitled to pay.
• Permanent Disability: Under the law, you would be entitled to permanent disability benefits were you unable to continue working.

These points may seem very clear. You may want to believe that your employer and his or her worker's comp insurance company will extend to you the utmost in care, but this is not always the case. You need an injury lawyer who understands the loopholes through which your benefits may slip away if not properly addressed in the negotiation process. To discuss the specifics of your case, contact the Nevada law firm of Kidwell & Gallagher at (775) 738-9877.