Virginia Workers Compensation Payments: How Much and How to Calculate
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | First Steps, Workers' Compensation Benefits
Main takeaways: Benefits are limited Benefits are calculated based on a math formula Benefits are paid based on a percentage Virginia sets a minimum and maximum compensation rate How Long Will You Be Able to Get Your Lost Wages Checks? The answer, in general, is up to 500 weeks, and that’s about 9 and 1/2 …
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6 Ways Your Workers’ Compensation Benefits Can Be Stopped
Posted by Michele Lewane | Workers' Compensation Benefits
6 Ways Your Workers Compensation Benefits Can Be Stopped – Even If You Have an Award Some folks assume that once they receive that magical Award from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission, they are completely safe and have nothing to worry about. Not true! Yes, the Award is to protect benefits; however, if the insurance …
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Is the Adjuster Ignoring Your Phone Calls? Try Email!
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Working With The Adjuster/Nurse Case Manager
One of the biggest gripes injured workers have is that they can never get in touch with their workers compensation insurance adjuster and days or weeks go by with no response. We here at Injured Workers Law Firm know all about this. Adjusters are hard to get in touch with for a reason – maybe …
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The Adjuster Said I Was Overpaid
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Working With The Adjuster/Nurse Case Manager
What happens if the insurance adjuster said I was overpaid? Sometimes, if the insurance adjuster continues to pay benefits to the injured worker when they are not owed. An example of this would be if an injured worker returns to work and is earning their full wages or partial wages but are still receiving a full …
What are the Virginia Workers Compensation Wage Limits?
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Workers' Compensation Benefits
Virginia workers compensation has limits or caps on lost wages. The workers compensation insurance company pays Temporary Total Disability or TTD benefits to injured workers when the doctor has placed them out of work. However, the benefit rate is capped. Benefits are paid to injured workers at a compensation rate that is 2/3rds of their …
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Temporary Partial Disability (TPD) benefits are NOT automatic!
Posted by Injured Workers Law Firm | Workers' Compensation Benefits, Working With The Adjuster/Nurse Case Manager
Temporary Partial Disability benefits, or TPD, are wages paid to an injured worker when they are working under light duty restrictions from their doctor and earning less than their pre-injury average weekly wage. However, these benefits are not automatic (unless there is an award order). The injured worker has to send their check stubs in …
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What is Your Average Weekly Wage?
Posted by Michele Lewane | Returning To Work, Workers' Compensation Benefits
People who get injured at work and are receiving workers’ compensation benefits are paid based on their pre-injury gross (pre-tax) average weekly wage (AWW). This is the legal term for the average gross wages earned 52 weeks (1 year prior) to the injury. So, if you were injured on April 30, 2013, your pre-injury gross …