When a construction worker is injured while working at Dulles International or Reagan National Airport, questions arise as to who can investigate, and who is ultimately responsible to pay for the losses. Who Can Investigate Airport Construction Accidents? In construction site accidents away from these airports, the local police, buildings inspector, OSHA (Occupational Safety and…
Continue readingWhile workers’ compensation is considered a “no-fault” system, there are instances where the culpability of the injured worker is examined. In airport injury cases, normally the negligence of the injured worker is often not an issue. Intentionally inflicted injuries are a topic for another day. A flight attendant or ground crew member can be clumsy…
Continue readingRecently, National Public Radio (NPR) published a news series condemning changes in our country’s workers’ comp system which have made it increasingly difficult for injured workers, including airline pilots, flight crew, grounds crew, tug drivers, airport skycaps and other airport workers, to collect the benefits to which they are entitled. Click here to read our…
Continue readingIf you work for an airport or airline, what happens if you are injured on the job? Will the airline’s or airport’s workers’ comp policy provide you the necessary protections? Will you seamlessly apply for and be approved to receive workers’ compensation benefits? According to an article published by National Public Radio (NPR), the answer…
Continue readingThe short answer according to airport injury lawyer Doug Landau is NO — if they work for the same airline or company. Under Virginia law, if, for example, an Eastern Airlines mechanic drops a tool on the head of an Eastern Airlines flight attendant at Reagan National Airport, while the flight attendant could make a…
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