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A truck accident can leave you with serious injuries that prevent you from working for an extended period or leave you permanently disabled and unable to return to work. You may be entitled to pursue compensation for present and future lost wages due to your injuries as part of a personal injury lawsuit. Keep reading to learn more about how the Indianapolis personal injury attorneys of Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC can assist you.For more than 20 years, the dedicated attorneys of Craig, Kelley & Faultless, LLC have been helping injured people throughout Indiana pursue just compensation for losses caused by the negligence of others. How Much Can You Get? The Amount Will Vary Depending on Many FactorsThe amount of compensation you can seek in a lost wage claim following a truck accident will depend on factors such as:The severity of your injuries and how long you are out of workYour base pay and the extra compensation, including overtime, bonuses, and commissions that you regularly earnWhether you suffer a permanent impairmentHow many more years you could reasonably workYour education, training, and work experience, and your capacity to learn a new trade or jobHow To Claim All Your Lost Wages After a Truck InjuryYou can improve your chances of recovering compensation for lost wages by gathering documentation such as:Your pay stubs, W-2s, 1099s, or income tax statementsYour retirement and pension account statementsYour employment agreements, including any equity compensation or profit-sharing agreementsYour employee handbookProfit-and-loss statements or customer/client contracts, if you work for yourselfCalculating Lost Wages and BenefitsTo determine the lost wages you may seek, you would include all paid time off, the vacation days you used because of your injuries, and any unpaid leave taken for your injuries and medical treatment. Lost wages encompass:Your base wages or salary that you would have earned if you were able to workOvertime you reasonably would have workedPaid time-off, including personal time, sick days, and vacation days, that you used during your recovery from your truck accident injuriesBonuses and commissions that you would have reasonably earned had you been able to workPay raises you would have been awarded if you could workJob benefits such as health insurance, life insurance, stock or stock option awards, profit-sharing, gym memberships, or company vehicle/transportation reimbursementRetirement fund matching contributions from your employer that you missedIf you are unable to return to work due to your injuries, you may seek compensation for the wages you lost due to your inability to work, including future lost income.Justifying Lost Wages to the InsurerYou may need to justify that you missed work or lost income due to your truck accident injuries, such as:A letter from your doctor excusing you from work due to your injuries, or a statement from your treating physician that describes your injuries, your prescribed treatment, how your injuries prevent you from performing your job duties, and any work restrictions if you are able to return to workIncome verification from your employerSelf-employment income verification may involve documents such as income tax returns, profit/loss statements, and client contractsSchedule a Free Case Review with Our Experienced Indianapolis Truck Accident AttorneysContact Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC at (800) 746-0226 for a free, no-obligation consultation to learn more about your legal options from our Indianapolis semi-truck accident lawyers. Our firm can help you pursue full compensation for the lost income you incurred due to injuries and disabilities from a truck crash.{ "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "VideoObject", "name": "Can I make a claim for lost wages?", "description": "Yes, you can make a claim for lost wages as part of your personal injury lawsuit. Learn more about the Indiana based attorneys at Craig, Kelley & Faultless, LLC. David Craig has been serving people as a lawyer for over 30 years but his first job started out on the farm where he learned the value of hard work. BJ Kelley takes pride in the integrity the firm's staff shows when taking care of clients going through the worse time in their lives. If you have been seriously injured in an accident contact Craig, Kelley & Faultless LLC. Learn more at www.ckflaw.com", "thumbnailUrl": "https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yRWgDK-1gLU/default.jpg", "uploadDate": "2022-11-08T18:08:11Z", "duration": "PT41S", "embedUrl": "https://www.youtube.com/embed/yRWgDK-1gLU", "interactionCount": "22"}

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