Work Disability
Hebrew source: נכי עבודה
From All Rights (Kol-Zchut) (www.kolzchut.org.il)
This portal contains information regarding rights and processes related to work disability.
A work disabled person is someone who became disabled following an injury that occurred to them during their work and for whom a degree of work disability (either permanent or temporary) has been established by a medical board.
Work disabled individuals are entitled to a Disability Pension and Disability Grant for Work Injury Victims, in addition to other benefits in order to assist them in their recovery.
Disability Pension and Disability Grant
Processes
- Submitting a Claim for a Work Injury Allowance
- Medical board to establish the degree of disability
- Establishing the degree of disability
- Appealing the Decision of the Medical Board
- Failure to Attend the Appeals Committee Hearing
- Degree of disability re-evaluation due to worsening medical condition
- Degree of disability re-evaluation due to worsening financial condition
- Invitation to Reexamine a Work Injury Victim for Degree of Disability
Rehabilitation
Rights for those with a High Degree of Disability
- Special benefit
- Special grant to cover one-time expenses
- Income Tax Exemption for Those With Medical Disability
- Eligibility to Employ a Foreign Nursing Care Worker (For those designated as "dependent on others" or in need of "significant assistance")
Various Benefits
- Housing Rental Assistance for for Work Injury Victims
- Public Housing for Work Injury Allowance Recipients
- Municipal property tax (arnona) discount
- Exemption from paying real estate fees
- Purchase tax discount
- Exemption From Paying Signing Fees to the Israel Lands Authority
- Exemption from National Insurance Institute contributions
Additional Information
- Disability pension deductions
- Why not to fear claiming disability from the National Insurance Institute
- Yad Mechavenet -A free advice and guidance service to the National Insurance medical committee
- Free legal aid for National Insurance Institute appeals
- Restriction on Fees for Assistance or Representation in Claiming a Disability Pension and Disability Grant for Work Injury Victims
- Restriction on Fees for Assistance or Representation in Claiming Vocational Rehabilitation for Work Injury Victims
Aid organizations
- Israel Organization of Work Accidents Disabled Persons and their Widows
- People with Disabilities/Aid Organizations
- Organizations that Assist with the National Insurance Institute
Government agencies
- The National Insurance Institute
- The Israel Institute for Occupational Safety and Hygiene provides assistance in maintaining safety and health standards in the workplace
Court Rulings
- Court rulings regarding work injury victims:
- Court rulings regarding family members of someone who died as the result of a work injury
Laws & Regulations
- Laws and regulations related to work accidents and work injury victims
- Laws and regulations related to employment and workers' rights
Additional publications
- Guidelines for Providing Medical Care for Work-Injured Persons - Booklet from Clalit Health Services approved by the National Insurance Institute
- Benefits at institutions and organizations for those with disabilities on The National Insurance Institute website
Credits
- Original translation performed by The Shira Pransky Project as part of a grant from The Fellowship Fund.