What are typical case costs in Worker’s Compensation claims? How are they paid? Will I be given advance notice? Does the insurance company have to pay my expenses? How about my attorneys fees? These are important questions that injured workers ask every day. While every Workers’ Compensation case is different, there are certain costs that…
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When a luggage tug or tractor falls over, the driver may have several potential claims as a result of this airport accident. If the cart is overturned because of a maintenance problem, and the maintenance personnel work for the same airline or company, the driver is generally limited to Worker’s Compensation benefits. Workers compensation is…
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When there is a vehicle crash on the Airport Operations Area (AOA), or an accident inside the terminal, there can be several cases that arise out of the same incident. Furthermore, an airline or airport worker who is injured by an employee of another airport contract may have not only a workers’ compensation case, but…
Continue readingWhen you are injured in a car crash or on the job, your doctors send you and your insurance company medical bills based upon the value of their services. When the insurance company receives these bills, whether they are from your health insurance company, car insurance provider or your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, these…
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Working out of the “Air Operations Area” (AOA) of a major international airport presents many dangers. It is hard to hear because of the jet noise; it’s hard to see when it’s dark; the jet fuel and de-icers cover other smells and potential dangers; the vibrations on the runway make it difficult to “feel” an…
Continue readingUnlike a car crash or other accidental injury case, Virginia Workers’ Compensation cases have no absolute settlement date. In other words, a workers’ compensation case in Virginia and Washington, D.C. can go on for years and even decades. At the Abrams Landau law office, we have some files that are nearing three decades old for…
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In Virginia, like many other states where Herndon injury and disability lawyer Doug Landau is licensed to practice law, if you are injured while working and your employer has workers’ compensation, you cannot sue your employer. Instead, you should report your injury to your employer immediately, and either file a claim with the Virginia Workers’…
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Our law firm is always looking to improve our skillsets and knowledge. Education is important to everyone here at Abrams Landau, Ltd., especially if that means that we can better educate and assist our clients. Therefore, we always take advantage of this great program by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC). The VWC offers training…
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Even if an airport accident is your fault, if you were on the job, then you may still be able to collect Workers’ Compensation benefits under Virginia and Washington, D.C. law. Workers’ Compensation is a “no-fault” administrative system, so that if the employee is not in violation of a safety rule or regulation, they can…
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The easy answer is “no.” You are not covered by workers’ compensation insurance if you have not yet reported for work. However, Virginia workers’ compensation lawyer Doug Landau says that there are exceptions to this rule. For example, under what is known as the “personal comfort doctrine,” the employee may clock out of work and…
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