You may receive up to two hundred and seventy-five weeks of benefits for a permanent disfigurement of the face, neck, or head. The award is supposed to be proportionate to the extent of the disfigurement. If you were to die as a result of a work related illness or injury within three-hundred weeks of the date you suffered the injury or contracted the disease, your widow or widower is entitled to receive benefits that vary depending on the number of your dependent children.

Yes. It is generally accepted that repetitive motion injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, and other conditions are either caused, aggravated, or accelerated by repetitive job activities, and thus are compensable work injuries.

The Workers' Compensation Act contains a schedule of “specific losses” that set forth the benefits you receive if you have suffered a permanent loss or loss of use of certain limbs or functions of the body including vision and hearing. The law fixes a specific number of weeks for each specific loss. You are entitled to receive these benefits for the period set forth in the Act regardless of whether you are out of work.

If your injury or disease arises in the course of your employment or if your preexisting condition, disease or infection is aggravated, reactivated, or accelerated by a work injury, you are entitled to benefits. Yes. The aggravation, reactivation, or acceleration of an underlying or preexisting condition entitles you to benefits. For example, if you have degenerative disc disease and a work injury worsens the disease, you may receive benefits.

If you suffer an occupational injury or disease, your employer is obligated to pay for all reasonable and necessary medical expenses associated with the injury or disease. These benefits are paid directly to the medical provider in accordance with a strictly regulated fee schedule. The medical provider is not entitled to bill you the difference between the provider's charge and the amount allowed under the Act.

There are no benefits when seeing an out-of-network provider. Members must always see a participating provider to receive the discounts associated with their discount dental plan.

One of the wonderful additional benefits of the cleansing program is that it helps clear up flatulence. However, if you experience any flatulence after cleansing, try drinking peppermint or catnip tea. Should the flatulence continue for more than a few days, the ?juva Ultra Pro formula may be taken to assist re-populating the friendly bacteria of the bowel.

There may be some reduction in the volume of your stools. That's normal after a decrease in food intake, because you eat less fiber. This should not cause severe problems. If difficulties do arise, check with your doctor. He or she may suggest you take a mild laxative and drink plenty of water for a while. Drinking plenty of water is a good idea, anyway. Your needs will vary, but you should drink at least 6-8 glasses of water a day.

If you are totally disabled from all forms of employment, it is theoretically possible for you to receive wage-loss benefits for the rest of your life. This, however, is unlikely to occur. If your injury occurred after June 24, 1996, and you have received one hundred and four weeks of total disability benefits, the company has the right to require you to submit to a medical examination to determine the extent of your permanent impairment.

If you are disabled and have children under the age of eighteen, very limited family income, and few liquid assets, you may be eligible for temporary assistance to needy families through the Department of Public Welfare. Adults without children must rely on general assistance benefits, which are very low. These applications are to be made with the Department of Public Welfare or County Board of Assistance.

CompBenefits benefits are provided by participating general dentists and participating specialists. The participating general dentist you have selected is printed on the face page you receive with your Schedule of Benefits. If you have not already chosen a participating general dentist, please contact CompBenefits Customer Care in order to do so.

The benefits of coconut oil are mainly from the nutrient value of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs). The best comparison in nature as to the percentage of MCFAs being consumed in a diet is human breast milk. To equal the amount of MCFAs a nursing infant would receive in one day, an adult would need to consume about 3.5 tablespoons of coconut oil a day according to researchers.

The Family and Medical Leave Act, effective August 5, 1993, requires an employer to maintain coverage under any group health plan for an employee on FMLA leave under the same conditions coverage would have been provided if the employee had continued working. Coverage provided under the FMLA is not COBRA coverage, and FMLA leave is not a qualifying event under COBRA.

Federal employees are covered by a law similar to COBRA. Those employees should contact the personnel office serving their agency for more information on temporary extensions of health benefits.

In most WIC State agencies, WIC participants receive checks or food instruments to purchase specific foods each month which are designed to supplement their diets. WIC food is high in one or more of the following nutrients: protein, calcium, iron, and vitamins A and C. These are the nutrients frequently lacking in the diets of the program's low-income target population. Different food packages are provided for different categories of participants.

Plan I: Total benefits you receive from this plan and from any other income replacement plans (including Worker's Compensation, Social Security, employer-sponsored salary continuation, group or franchise plans or retirement programs) may not exceed 70% (50% if the monthly benefit amount applied for is $5,000 or more) of your current Basic Monthly Pay.

Providing that you are eligible for benefits in the weeks that you have claimed, a benefit check will be mailed to your address of record the following business day after you file your biweekly claim. You may also elect to have your check electronically transferred into your bank account using direct deposit. For your protection, direct deposit is established through the VICTOR system. You will find instructions for establishing direct deposit in your claimant handbook.