Personal Injury Vocational Evaluation

• An individual experiences a reduction in or complete loss of earnings after experiencing an accident or injury. 
• An individual is unable to return to his or her previous job or pursue their chosen career path due to an injury . 
• An individual is unable to find or hold a job after experiencing an injury. 
• An individual is in need of extensive training, retraining, and/or education in order to re-enter the workforce. 
• An individual needs accommodations in the workplace to hold employment. 
• An individual may have had their career trajectory negatively impacted.

Proving damages, including those from diminished earning capacity, yields compensation for an individual that is commensurate with the injuries suffered. Having a vocational expert be able to quantify an individual's damages, and back it up with documentation and expert testimony can make a significant impact on the potential damages a client receives. 

Lost earnings and lost earning capacity are often a major component of the economic damages in a personal injury case. The process for calculating loss of earning capacity requires first determining pre-injury earning capacity and then determining post-injury earning capacity. In most cases, having a vocational evaluation is a crucial element in determining both pre-injury and post-injury earning capacity.      

The vocational report gives an economist a reasonable basis for calculations and opinions on lost earnings and lost earning capacity due to the injury that is the subject of the litigation.

1. The impact of the injury on a person's occupational options. 
2. The impact of the injury on their ability to maintain competitive employment 
3. The impact of the injury on the person's earning capacity.