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Clients turn to Vocational Economics for analyses of lost earnings for a
variety of reasons. These include permanent disability, wrongful death, wrongful termination, and employment discrimination.
The analyses of these circumstances necessarily share many common components,
yet bear sufficient distinctions to warrant independent exploration through the
following links:
| Permanent Disability |
Personal injury, medical malpractice,
product liability, and many other circumstances might leave a plaintiff with
a permanent limitation in the kind or amount of work he or she can perform.
When this is true, a loss of earning capacity is likely. Quantifying
the loss from work disability is an area of refined expertise in which Vocational Economics
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| Wrongful Death |
The death of a current or potential wage
earner results in a loss of earnings that is more obvious than cases of
permanent, partial disability. Yet various circumstances warrant
special analyses in these cases. |
| Employment |
Damages sought in employment actions can stem from a number of claims.
The most common are wrongful termination and employment discrimination.
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| FELA / Jones Act |
Railroad workers under the Federal Employers’ Liability
Act (FELA), and maritime workers under the Jones Act, require specialized
analyses that are distinct from the reviews performed for a typical
permanent disability or wrongful death analysis. |
| Supplemental Analyses |
Lost earnings analyses frequently require extension beyond pure
quantification of lost wages, depending upon the circumstances of the case, the
jurisdiction, and the needs of the plaintiff. These analyses include
household services, impact of income taxes, benefit valuation, stock option
valuation, and other customized research.
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If
you have a case, check our Case Information Needs page
for the information needed by Vocational Economics in order to begin the
analysis process.
Last Modified:
Thursday August 07, 2003 09:13 AM
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