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Workers Compensation: Your Safety Net


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Workers Compensation: Your Safety Net

You put your heart and soul into your job, so it seems only fair that you should be protected from harm while you’re there. Most good employers do go out of their way to provide safety training and equipment to keep their workers safe and protected from any hazards. Federal agencies, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also have standards in place for employers to follow to keep their workers safe. However, sometimes accidents happen anyway, and when they do, workers compensation is meant to be your safety net. Most of the time, if you follow your company’s procedures for filing a workers compensation claim, you’ll be paid with no trouble. However, I know from experience that it isn’t always that easy. I started this blog to help you learn what to do when your company or their insurance company denies your workers compensation claim.

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Making The Most Of Your Veterans Vocational Benefits

Getting out of the military means that you will begin a new phase of your career. If you have been in the military since the beginning of your working career, you may not be sure about where you want to go with the rest of your time. In order to narrow down precisely what you wish to do after you are discharged, you can use your Chapter 31 VA Benefits. Here are some things to do in order to figure out your next vocational desire. 

Take a vocational aptitude test

Before you do anything else concerning your next career moves, you should take a vocational aptitude test. It is a great idea to identify just where your skills lay in order for you to be able to select a new career that caters to your skills. An aptitude test will let you know your skill sets and interests. After you get your results, you can speak to a counselor and talk about some of the careers that popped up on the test. The aptitude test will lead you to a career where your skills have been honed and you are ready to participate. 

Get educational classes as soon as possible

The Chapter 31 VA Benefit offers you two years of training and vocational aid. Utilize this time to take educational classes if it helps your career. You may be able to get aid to help you with medical training, or it may offer you the chance to take tests to get your license in several areas. Be sure to get this training done as early as possible into your discharge so that you do not run out of time for your courses. Ask your vocational counselor to help you get proper aid distribution for your vocational training. 

Understand how your disability affects your new career

It is common for civilian citizens to have more than just one or two career changes. For this reason, you should take into account the possibility that you should prepare for several possible careers. If you were injured in your military service, go over your disability with your vocational counselor and talk about the restrictions that your disability could cause for your chosen career early on. This will give you the opportunity to prepare for the possibility that you will need to switch later. You will also be able to prepare for disability preparations and paperwork that may be required for your job. Being prepared is one of the best ways to have an easy career transition.