Types of Injuries and Illnesses
I get a lot of calls from folks about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (or CTS) and they want to know if they can be covered by Virginia Workers' Compensation benefits. The confusion that they have is that Virginia work injury laws do not cover repetitive motion injuries, but CTS is the one exception (but this [...]
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD, is a disease that develops and worsens over time. While many people can contract COPD from smoking, people who are exposed to fumes, chemicals, and other irritants in the air may be at risk of developing this lung disease. Examples of exposure from work would be firefighters or [...]
If you are injured at work and you have an accepted Virginia workers compensation claim, there are six different types of benefits that you may be entitled to. Each benefit is different and not every injury will qualify you for every type of benefit. Read through the list below for a detailed explanation of [...]
The best way to make sure that you receive compensation when you sustain an injury is to promptly report all accidents, even minor injuries, to your employer, as minor injuries can turn into major injuries, on occasion. Also, while there are honest employers who will help employees receive workers’ compensation benefits, these employers seem [...]
When employees suffer head injuries on the job, insurance companies will often accept a claim for a “head injury” but they often do not want to accept a claim for a “traumatic brain injury." Why is this? Because the two are very different! Head Injuries could be a bump on the head or a scratch to the scalp [...]
You may not be limited to 500 weeks of benefits in a workers compensation claim in Virginia if you qualify for permanent total disability benefits. Watch This Video on YouTube.com Video Transcript You may not be limited to 500 weeks of benefits in a workers’ compensation claim in Virginia! People often ask [...]
I represent many folks who are injured while working in the healthcare industry. It is so sad to see how badly injured some people are-simply by doing their job and caring for others. I read a blog today from NPR that discussed how healthcare workers are suffering neck and back injuries in work accidents in record [...]
I sometimes get calls from workers who have been the victim of sexual harassment in the work place and they want to know if this would entitle them to a workers’ compensation claim. The answer is NO. With sexual harassment there is no physical injury and the State of Virginia has gone as far [...]
There seems to me a misconception out there among some workers that they can get workers’ compensation benefits for things like stress, depression, or anxiety. The truth is that, in Virginia, workers’ compensation benefits are only awarded for psychological injuries if the injured worker first has a PHYSICAL injury. For example, the State of [...]
The sad truth is that surgery is not a 100% guarantee to a full recovery after a back injury. Sometimes, injured workers have surgery and don’t get any relief from their pain and/or their physical limitations. Sometimes, they get even worse! It is very sad but medicine is not always an exact science, especially when [...]
