To qualify for vocational rehabilitation services, you must have a permanent disability that affects your ability to work in at least two ways. Each person's situation is considered individually. Contact a local VR office to inquire.

Vocational rehabilitation benefits are being phased out in California because of a law passed in 2003. However, if you were injured on the job before Jan. 1, 2004, and are permanently unable to do your usual job, and your employer does not offer other work, you may still qualify for vocational rehabilitation benefits. Vocational rehabilitation benefits include:

If, as a result of a job related injury, you are unable to return to your previous job or to employment for which you have previous training or experience, you may contact your employer or his or her insurer and request vocational rehabilitation services.

The goal of vocational rehabilitation is to assist the employee to return to suitable employment as soon as possible. Return to work with your previous employer or to employment for which you have training or work experience is emphasized, and direct job placement and on-the-job training is given first consideration. Your rehabilitation counselor will work closely with you to determine the most efficient way to return you to suitable employment.

When participating in a vocational rehabilitation plan approved by the court, your weekly temporary benefits and medical costs will continue to be paid by your employer/insurer. The fee for evaluation and for the development and implementation of the vocational rehabilitation plan will be paid by your employer/insurer.

If a worker is seriously injured they may be referred to WorkSafeBC's vocational rehabilitation services for counselling, vocational assessment, planning, and knowledge and skill development, to assist in their return to employment.

When, as a result of an injury covered under the Nebraska Workers' Compensation Act, an employee is unable to perform suitable work for which he or she has previous training or experience, the employee is entitled to such vocational rehabilitation services, including job placement and retraining, as may be reasonably necessary to restore him or her to suitable employment.

Yes. Vocational rehabilitation services are voluntary. However, if without reasonable cause, you refuse to undertake or fail to cooperate with vocational rehabilitation services approved by the court as suitable, or you refuse to be evaluated or fail to cooperate in such evaluation, a judge of the compensation court may suspend, reduce or limit the compensation otherwise payable to you.

You must cooperate and take an active role in any vocational evaluation and, if needed, the development of a vocational rehabilitation plan to assist you in returning to suitable employment.

To request a preliminary evaluation of your need and ability to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services; To agree or disagree with the employer/insurer upon the selection of a vocational rehabilitation counselor;

Vocational rehabilitation programs provide services to eligible individuals with disabilities to help them become employable and be productive in the workplace.

These services are provided by a number of professionals, who often work together as a team. These professionals include ophthalmologists, optometrists, occupational therapists, and rehabilitation educators, who have undergone specialized training in visual rehabilitation. Psychologists and social workers often participate in providing visual rehabilitation services, especially assisting in issues having to do with adjustment, coping, and family issues.

In general, to be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, an individual must have one or more physical or mental impairments that keep him or her from working. For CBVH services, an individual must be legally blind. The person must also need vocational rehabilitation services in order to get or keep employment, and must be able to benefit from services. Individuals who receive SSI and SSDI are generally presumed to be eligible.

No. You cannot waive your rights to vocational rehabilitation services in exchange for money. A lump sum settlement is an agreement to settle your workers' compensation benefits for a lump sum of money. If you have any questions about lump sum settlements, contact your attorney or the court.

In most circumstances, your case manager will determine whether referral to Vocational Rehabilitation Services is appropriate.

Even though it is a stated goal of the Kansas Workers' Compensation Act to restore injured employees to work, the Kansas Legislature has now made it a voluntary choice for employers to decide whether to offer vocational rehabilitation benefits. If the employer does not agree to provide vocational rehabilitation services, the employee can request a referral to a provider for vocational rehabilitation services at the employee's own expense.

The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, or VocRehab Vermont (or just VR) is a section of Vermont State government. Its job is to help people with disabilities to prepare themselves for work and find or keep a job.

Yes, but the services are less extensive. If you were injured on or after Jan. 1, 2004, and are permanently unable to do your usual job, and your employer does not offer other work, you may qualify for supplemental job displacement benefits. This benefit is in the form of a voucher that helps pay for educational retraining or skill enhancement -- or both -- at state-approved or state-accredited schools. Specifically, the law (Labor Code section 4658.