What Type of Benefits Am I Entitled To In a Virginia Workers Compensation Claim?
Posted by Michele Lewane | Educational Videos, Workers' Compensation Benefits
Video Transcript There are numerous benefits available to you under Virginia workers compensation. The most important are lifetime medical benefits and lost wages. Lifetime medical benefits means that, for as long as you live and as long as the injury and the medical condition are related to that accident, the workers comp doctor will be able …
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The Ultimate Guide to Workers Compensation in Virginia by Michele Lewane
Posted by Michele Lewane | Educational Videos, Workers' Compensation Benefits
Video Transcript I wanted to share with you the reason I wrote the Ultimate Guide to Workers Compensation in Virginia. I wrote the book because I’ve been handling workers compensation cases for over 25 years and, throughout that time, I have seen so many people being taken advantage of and not getting the benefits they …
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Why Should I Contact an Attorney When My Employer Pays My Wages and Medical Benefits After Being Hurt on the Job?
Posted by Michele Lewane | Claim Accepted - Now What?, First Steps, Hiring A Lawyer, Workers' Compensation Benefits
There are several reasons why you should still contact a workers’ compensation attorney – even if you are receiving all of your benefits. First, just because they are paying your benefits now does not mean this will continue. The workers’ compensation insurance company can still cut off all of your benefits if you don’t know …
Can I File for Workers’ Compensation Benefits If I Work From Home?
Posted by Michele Lewane | First Steps, Workers' Compensation Benefits
In today’s world of technology and the internet, more and more, people are able to work from locations outside of their employer’s building or office. An article recently stating that 37% of Americans in the work force can now work from home, either occasionally or regularly! Isn’t technology a wonderful thing?! Obviously, this has its …
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Am I Entitled To Money For Scarring?
Posted by Michele Lewane | Workers' Compensation Benefits
Many people ask about whether they are entitled to any money for scarring that is the result of a work accident. The answer is yes but is it really in your best interest to ask for it? A rating for scarring comes under the same Code section as the loss of use ratings, §65.2-503, which …
Beware of Phony Time Limits
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Settlement, Workers' Compensation Benefits
“Help, my adjuster called and offered me a settlement and she said I have to respond to her by tomorrow or she’ll close my case!” I get calls like this from injured workers all the time. The injured worker is panicked because they don’t know if it is a fair settlement offer (most of the …
The Great Compromise – The Idea Behind the Workers Compensation System
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Workers' Compensation Benefits
The workers compensation system is often referred to as “the great compromise” . The compromise is that workers give up their rights to claim damages in a civil court (negligence and/or pain and suffering), and employers/insurance companies agree to pay benefits to workers for injuries occurring during the course and scope of their employment on a …
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Can I Get Home Health Care If My Work Injuries Prevent Me From Taking Care of Myself?
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Workers' Compensation Benefits, Working With A Doctor
I get calls from injured workers wanting to know how they are to go about their day-to-day lives while they are recovering from a serious work injury. Most people do not realize this but the injured worker is entitled to home health care if his or her treating physician indicates that it is medically necessary …
Never Take Someone’s Word That Your Injury Will be Covered!
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Claim Accepted - Now What?, Claim Denied - Now What?, First Steps, Workers' Compensation Benefits
I always get concerned when injured workers tell me that their employer (or the insurance carrier) has made them all these promises that they will be taken care of after a work injury. In fact, I had an injured worker call me today who had an injury several years ago. For conversation sake, we will …
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Sexual Harassment Does Not Entitle You to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Non-Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Types of Injuries and Illnesses, Workers' Compensation Benefits
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 as …
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