Workers injured in an on-the-job incident may wish to file a claim for workers’ compensation (WC) benefits. Employers pay for workers’ compensation insurance coverage for their employees and it is these insurance carriers who are responsible for paying out any claims. Therefore, a bit of insight into how workers’ compensation insurance companies operate will be…
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Injured victims often find out that what is promised in an insurance policy’s large print at the front of the paperwork is limited, restricted or voided in the “fine print” at the back of the policy. “Most people are not going to take the time to truly understand the insurance policy they have on their…
Continue readingOn August 11, 2014, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) launched a new website. The URL is: https://www.workcomp.virginia.gov/. The VWC website is a critical resource for anyone involved with a workers’ compensation case, not only because of the vast amount of information covered on the site, but also because of the WebFile system. Through the…
Continue readingFor nearly 50 years, Loudoun County’s animal adoption policy prohibited pit bull terriers from being adopted directly from the Loudoun County Animal Services (LCAS). Instead, the dogs were transferred to another agency and sent out for adoption. Recently the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the policy such that, effective immediately, pit…
Continue readingA track star and mother of two was recently awarded $664,328 by a Florida jury for compensatory damages for past and future medical expenses, as well as past and future pain and suffering. The injured athlete was driving a car struck by a commercial truck whose driver had gotten little to no sleep the night…
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