Tips on Workers compensation benefits and how to handle it your self in Virginia
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Here are 10 tips: Document, document, document. Get specific names and phone numberse and fill out the job search chart completely. Keep copies of evidence of job searching, along with the chart. Look for 10 jobs a week. If you are only looking for 5 jobs and the Deputy Commissioner finds that your job …
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What Do I DO if there is Something Wrong on My Credit Report?
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You may not think this is possible, but incorrect information can appear on your credit report. You may think, “There is no way a company the size of Equifax, or Experian, or TransUnion could get it wrong.” But they can-and they do! A study released by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in June 2004 …
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Killed on way to conference: Does widow get workers comp benefits?
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Employee injury or death while traveling to or from work is usually not covered under workers’ compensation insurance, due to the coming and going rule. But | SafetyNewsAlert.com | Occupational safety and health news for workplace safety professionals. via Killed on way to conference: Does widow get workers comp benefits?.
ON YOUR FIRST INTERVIEW WITH A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR
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Always have your lawyer present at your first interview with the vocational rehabilitation specialist. One of the main purposes of vocational rehabilitation counselors is to wear down the worker and harass the worker to the extent that he or she becomes willing to settle the workers’ compensation claim cheaply. They create a lot of busy …
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How do you know when you were injured
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We will consult doctors to determine whether the injury was consistent with an accident or with a chronic and long-term injury. You need a doctor to state that it was a new injury from the work accident or the work accident aggravated an old injury. Describing shoulder pain can be difficult. The nature of the …
Unique Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Firm is Launched
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Unique Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Firm is Launched and releases a book called “Seven Deadly Sins That Can Ruin Your Workers Comp Case”. calhoon & associates donates all profits from the sale of their book to kids chance of Pennsylvania. trusted answers, peace of mind Power is knowledge expertly applied. It is our mission to …
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How Best to Deal with a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Workers’ Compensation Cases
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When you’ve been injured at work, you should have a Virginia workers compensation attorney on your side to help guide you through the process. For many injured employees, there will come a point when the doctor says you’re able to return to work, whether in full capacity or on light/modified duty. At that time, the …
How long must an employer keep an employee on their rolls if they are out on Workers Compensation?
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Workers Compensation and keeping your job are independent of one another. Unfortunately, many people mistakenly think that being injured on the job means that your employer has to keep your job for you. That is not the case. There is no such requirement in the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. Virginia is an employment at will …
Veteran Worker Killed While Doing Their Job
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February 16, 2010 — susanmiley A friend of ours wrote about a sad story concerning two men that were killed while on the job at a DC Metro Railway. Jeff Garrard, 49, and Sung Duk Oh, 68 were crushed beneath a maintenance truck at around 1:45am on January 26, 2010. The maintenance truck had four …
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Truck Driver with Brain Injuries Earns Workers Comp
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January 4, 2010. By Gordon Gibb Richmond, VA: A truck driver in Virginia who was injured on the job and denied workers compensation benefits finally saw the case settled in his favor following mediation. On December 21 Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported on an unidentified truck driver whose delivery truck broke down on US Route 50 …
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