HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH A VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION COUNSELOR
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Once you have permanent restrictions and you cannot go back to your former employment due to the restrictions, the insurance carrier may assign a vocational rehabilitation counselor to you. This person’s sole job is finding you employment as soon as possible to save the insurance company money by cutting off your workers’ compensation benefits. Their …
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Can you sue a company after suffering work related injury after 2 years has passed since the accident or injury?
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If you are an employee, your only recourse is workers’ compensation. In Virginia, you must file a claim for benefits within 2 years from the date of accident or you are barred. There are exceptions, so you should talk to a Workers’ compensation attorney to find out if any may apply in your case. Also, …
April 28 is Workers Memorial Day | Virginia Work Comp Lawyer
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April 28 is Workers Memorial Day in America. It is a day to remember the thousands of workers killed and the millions of workers injured on-the-job each year. Workers Memorial Day is sponsored by the AFL-CIO and April 28 is also the anniversary of the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Act in 1970. …
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Accident in Virginia Rt.522 tractor- trailer- two hurt
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By Alex Bridges — abridges@nvdaily.com WINCHESTER — A tractor-trailer hauling beer crashed early Monday in northern Frederick County sending the two people inside to a hospital. The truck traveling on U.S. 522 ran off the highway near Sleepy Creek Road and the West Virginia line and crashed in a ditch at about 12:45 a.m., according …
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What is going on at Virginia Workers’ Comp Commission??
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Recently, there has been a big back up at the Workers Comp Commission which is causing longer than normal delays. The Commission is going “paperless”. The Virginia Beach office has completely transitioned and is the pilot program. One main technical glitch is that injured workers are filing claims for benefits before the insurance company has …
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How long must an employer keep an employee on their rolls if they are out on workers comp?
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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 …
A Virginia Workers Compensation Case – Choose a Specialist Attorney Or a General Practitioner?
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Attorneys specialize like doctors. Some orthopaedists handle backs, some arms, and some do only legs. Again, like doctors many attorneys specialize in areas of the law. There are still some attorneys who are general practitioners and try to handle every case that comes in the door. Is it wise to choose such an attorney for …
Myth: A workers’ compensation claim is just like a personal injury claim.
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Unfortunately, on most levels, workers’ compensation is definitely not like other personal injury claims. It is injured workers’ only remedy in the sense that they can’t sue their employer for injuries that occurred on the job. Also, in a personal injury case, you’re supposed to be made “whole” and you get compensated for pain and …
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What Are The Symptoms Of A Whiplash Injury?
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Do not disregard a whiplash injury. For the victim a whiplash injury can cause lots of suffering and life-long pain. Sudden movement of the neck, which can be rapid or slow, can cause a whiplash injury. It may come about through a road traffic accident or through contact sports. It does not really matter what …
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Being forced to retire because of on the job injury
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Question I worked for the sheriff’s office. I was injured during ground fighting that we had not been trained for. I injured my shoulder which required surgery. It was supposed to be a simple surgery but now I have a 7% loss. I was forced to retire. I am now on work comp but I …
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