{"id":463,"date":"2018-11-21T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/?p=463"},"modified":"2025-06-24T13:13:43","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:13:43","slug":"scheduled-loss-of-use-awards-in-workers-compensation-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/blog\/2018\/11\/scheduled-loss-of-use-awards-in-workers-compensation-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"SCHEDULED LOSS OF USE AWARDS IN WORKERS\u2019 COMPENSATION CLAIMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Scheduled-Loss.jpg\" alt=\"Scheduled Loss\" class=\"wp-image-478\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New Jersey, when you\u2019ve suffered a work-related injury, you have the right to file a workers\u2019 compensation claim for benefits. Technically, they are considered disability payments, rather than wage replacement, but they are typically available for any period during which you are unable to work because of your injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you may not know, though, is that even if you return to work, but have a permanent injury, you may be entitled to an additional monetary award known as a \u201cscheduled loss of use (SLU) award.\u201d It\u2019s generally available to workers who have suffered an injury to one of their bodily extremities, such as fingers, toes, hands, feet, arms and legs. It\u2019s referred to as a scheduled loss of use award because there\u2019s a specific list, or schedule, of injuries for which you may receive compensation, along with a designated amount of benefit for the particular injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-you-can-qualify-for-a-scheduled-loss-of-use-award\">HOW YOU CAN QUALIFY FOR A SCHEDULED LOSS OF USE AWARD<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have returned to work or if you have reached what is known as \u201cmaximum medical improvement,\u201d and you have some permanent injury to an extremity, you may qualify. Maximum medical improvement simply means that your health won\u2019t improve with any type of medical care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, you\u2019ll need to schedule an appointment with your treating physician. Your doctor will look for two things-the existence of a permanent injury to an extremity, and the rate, or percentage of loss of use of the extremity. Under the schedule, there\u2019s a fixed amount for the loss of use of a particular body part, which assumes the total loss of use of that extremity. The amount you receive will be that total amount multiplied by the percentage of loss of use, as determined by the doctor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-the-law-office-of-mallon-tranger--budzek\">CONTACT The Law Office of Mallon &amp; Tranger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We offer a free initial consultation to anyone in New Jersey who has been injured at work. To set up a meeting, contact us online or call us at&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:+1-732-780-0230\">732-780-0230<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;(toll free) for an appointment. We have offices in Freehold and Point Pleasant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In New Jersey, when you\u2019ve suffered a work-related injury, you have the right to file a workers\u2019 compensation claim for benefits. Technically, they are considered disability payments, rather than wage replacement, but they are typically available for any period during which you are unable to work because of your injury. What you may not know, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-463","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-workers-compensation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=463"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":663,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/463\/revisions\/663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=463"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=463"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epicdevsite.info\/2025-TomMallon-2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=463"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}