Compensation for incurred and future loss of ability to work at home

What is the incurred and future loss of ability to work at home?

Incurred and future loss of the ability to work in the home may entitle you to be compensated according to a personal injury. Loss of ability to work at home is considered a loss of income.

What are examples of working from home?

In this context, work in the home can be defined as traditional housework, such as childcare, vacuuming and washing, as well as gardening work such as grass cutting and snow mowing, maintenance work such as painting and refurbishment both at home and in the cabin, and shopping and transport.

When am I entitled to compensation for incurred and future loss of ability to work at home?

As an injured person, you are entitled to compensation for incurred and future loss of the ability to work at home after traffic accident, patient injury, leisure accident, boating accident and plane crash.

You are not entitled to compensation for loss of ability to work at home due to occupational injury or occupational disease because such a loss is then included in the future loss of income (basic compensation).

How do you calculate compensation for incurred and future loss of the ability to work at home?

The starting point for the calculation of such loss is a comparison with what you would normally have to pay to have such services performed by others.

Case law only accepts relatively low hourly rates of between NOK 150 and NOK 350, which is a modest level.

You also need to clarify the extent of the need for help. This can be difficult because the injured person and the family have a certain duty to accommodate, i.e. the injured person must accept to spend more time on the tasks and that the family must step in more than before. However, there are limits to how far the duty to accommodate goes.

In addition, a deduction must be made for any home help from the municipality.

You must also relate to the levels of compensation that the courts have set, even though individual compensation calculations must be made in principle.

What can I receive in compensation for loss of ability to work at home?

The amount of compensation will depend on many factors, such as the size of your family, the size of your house, the size of your plot of land, whether you have a cabin or perhaps two cabins, whether you are entitled to home help, etc.

Furthermore, it will be of great importance for the size of the compensation over how long a period the compensation should be calculated.

Do I need a lawyer to claim compensation for loss of ability to work at home?

Answer. Compensation cases where you are entitled to compensation for incurred and future loss of ability to work at home are usually complicated both legally and medically. It is therefore necessary to contact a lawyer to clarify the insurance companies' liability and the financial consequences of this liability.

Do I have to pay for my lawyer myself to receive compensation for loss of ability to work at home?

After a traffic accident, the insurance company will normally pay for your legal expenses, while in accident insurance cases in their free time must pay the lawyer themselves.

If the compensation case proceeds to court, many people will have a legal expenses insurance which in most cases covers part of the legal fees.

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