Saturday, 14 July 2018

Being Fair With A Vocational Witness

By Melissa McDonald


When most people wake up in the morning, the first thing they do is to hit snooze on their alarms so they can pretend to rest their eyes while they actually sleep for another ten minutes or so. When the alarm rings again, they may hit the snooze again. Eventually though, they will get up. They will then have breakfast, or sometimes just a cup of coffee, and then get ready for the rest of the day. This alarm, which violently pulls people from the sweet embrace of sleep, was set because otherwise, a person may not get up in time to go to work. But sometimes, there are factors that impede a person from being able to work. So, some of these people may find themselves listening to the testimony of a vocational Utah witness.

There are so many things that can impede a person from being to perform work. Physical disabilities will often prevent a person from being to do most types of manual labor. Emotional trauma can also make it difficult for a person to perform certain tasks, as certain positions may involve mental or emotional triggers.

A vocational witness is someone who works in vocational rehabilitation. This is the field which seeks to help the disabled to find gainful employment. There are many tricks to the trade.

In a disability hearing, this means that they will give their testimony to the judge. What they will do is that they will calculate the wages lost by a claimant as resulting from their disability. The witness will also be able to detail the kinds of jobs that a claimant may be suited for.

In family law, they will testify as to how employable one spouse is. Their testimony may or may not have bearing on how much alimony is set. Divorces can be messy, especially if money is involved.

A court strives to be fair. But people are subjective creatures. In order to be as fair and objective as possible, a judge will ask for numbers.

Typically speaking, there are two classifications of witnesses. A consultant and an expert. A consultant does not testify in a court. An expert however, may have to take the stand. To qualify as an proficient in the field, one must be college educated. Not just that, but they must also posses a graduate degree in either counseling or psychology.

Find one online. There are many of them advertising their abilities. Alternately, a lawyer may be familiar with one or two.

Money is an important economic resource. In fact, it is the backbone of the economy. But what is received should be fair.




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