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What they do….

 

Loss of wage is a significant component of any claim for economic damages and will ultimately require the engagement of a vocational expert to substantiate or refute. Such an engagement needs to be made cautiously:

•         cases that involve serious functional loss may not necessarily involve significant wage impact; and cases in which the diagnoses seem less serious may, in fact, have serious implications for the individual’s future capacity to produce income.

•         there are wide disparities in the training and methodologies of vocational experts and the bases of their opinions may or may not be sound.

MDEX Online has developed a wage impact estimate program to give attorneys reliable and cost-effective input on which to make a decision to proceed or not to proceed with the retention of a vocational expert. While it is not meant to supplant the need for a vocational expert or to be used as evidence in court, it is a credible tool for making decisions about the management of the wage impact aspect of the case.

 

The wage impact estimate program is administered by Cynthia Grimley. Ms. Grimley is a seasoned testifying vocational expert who has appeared on behalf of both plaintiff and defense attorneys involving workers’ compensation, matrimonial law, personal injury and labor and employment. The methodology on which she relies has been demonstrated to be both reliable and valid.

 

Here’s how the wage impact estimate program works:

 

            Step One            

The attorney completes and submits the Wage Impact Estimate Intake Form that collects the diagnostic, functional and demographic information necessary to prepare the estimate.

            Step Two             

Once the form is completed, the attorney will be taken to the login/ registration page to login as an existing customer or register as a new customer.

            Step Three          

Upon login or registration, the attorney will be taken to our secure credit card processing area for payment pre-authorization.

            Step Four            

Once payment pre-authorization has been approved, the assignment will be transmitted to a highly trained vocational expert who will examine the information submitted and follow up with the attorney by phone or email if there are points of clarification.

            Step Five             

A written report estimating the anticipated losses, if any, along with recommendations for future action will be sent to you as an email attachment within one week.

            Step Six              

The attorney's credit card will be charged $275.00.