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Recent Posts on Virginia Workers Compensation Benefits
The Top Five Reasons Your Workers Compensation Claim was Denied
Workers’ compensation insurance companies make the initial determination as to whether your work injury claim is approved or denied. The insurance companies like to [...]
Virginia Workers’ Compensation is a Slow Process
Virginia workers’ compensation can be a painfully slow process. I’m not trying to frighten anyone but, as an injured worker, you need to know [...]
Reporting Your Work Injury Correctly
Many injured workers that I talk to have to perform repetitive tasks at work. The current workers' compensation laws in Virginia do NOT cover [...]
I’m a Virginia State Employee and No Lawyer Will Take My Workers Comp Case
When a Virginia State employee has a workers’ comp claim (all state claims are insured through Managed Care Innovations or MCI), the case can [...]
Why Accept A Virginia Workers’ Compensation Settlement?
When you are faced with a life changing work injury, the decision to accept a workers’ compensation settlement can be a complicated one. There [...]
Why A Virginia Workers’ Compensation Settlement Must be Approved by the Commission
When the workers' compensation insurance company and the injured worker (and possibly their attorneys) reach an agreement for a Virginia workers’ compensation settlement, the [...]
When Can I Get a Second Opinion?
Often, a medical opinion will be needed from a doctor other than the injured worker’s treating physician. There any many reasons why this would [...]
How Can My Employer Cheat Me Out of My Benefits By Giving Me Light Duty Work and Then Firing Me on My First Day Back on the Job?
Virginia case law has held that, when your employer gives you light duty work to do that’s within your work restrictions given by your [...]
What Are ISO Reports
We get asked all the time how the workers’ compensation insurance carrier knows about car accidents that injured workers have had in the [...]
Should I Report Minor Injuries to my Employer?
The best way to make sure that you receive compensation when you sustain an injury is to promptly report all accidents, even minor injuries, [...]