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Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers
The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers (NAIW) represents injured workers in litigation seeking workers' compensation benefits. NAIW answers questions regarding the Nevada workers' compensation system and benefits and particular situations. The job of NAIW is to assist injured workers through the administrative process in their efforts to obtain deserved workers' compensation benefits in accordance with the Nevada statutory scheme. Of course workers may choose to be represented by their own attorneys instead of using appointed counsel. NAIW attorneys do not shepherd a case through the claims process, but handle a case once litigation reaches the appeals officer stage. The appeals officer is also a separate state agency in a separate department. NRS 616A.455 empowers the NAIW, once appointed by an appeals officer or the administrator of the Division of Industrial Relations (DIR) to represent a claimant before the appeals officer, the administrator, district court or supreme court without fee for attorney service. Also, NAIW may give advice regarding workers' rights and what to do when a determination letter is appealed, and what procedures exist for enforcing those rights. In addition, NAIW may provide advice to injured workers who have been offered a vocational rehabilitation lump sum buy-out since the taking of the buy-out creates a waiver of further vocational rehabilitation benefits.
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