Learn about the options available to you if you've lost income due to an injury

Yes, you can be reimbursed for lost wages. This can include wages that came because of work missed due to injury, as well as work you missed when attending doctors’ appointments.

Additionally, other missed opportunities can be factored in. For instance, if you missed out on a promotion because of your missed work, that loss can also be claimed.

Proving or showing future lost earnings is part science and part art.

You must first establish a baseline that shows the victim's current levels of earning. You then begin layering in factors such as inflation, promotions and pay raises. This produces a linear earning projection.

What's much more difficult to factor in, are events that could have potentially taken place, but now cannot. I The art comes when illustrating lost opportunities. This is a much harder thing to do, but the truth is, that an injury may have robbed the victim from an opportunity to improve their professional career.