When an injured worker settles her 3rd party liability (negligence lawsuit), but the state workers compensation claim remains open (unsettled), it is often described as thought the WC insurance carrier gets a “holiday” from having to pay for any further benefits, until such time as the disabled employee uses up their “NET RECOVERY” from the…
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When injured employee finally wins their Workers Compensation case, or the claim is accepted, do they get back the Sick Leave or Holiday pay that they used to survive economically while they were off work? The rule followed is to allow the injured worker to elect whether the employer is permitted to take a credit…
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Volunteer Middle School Civics & Constitutional Law instructor Doug Landau has long advocated for Americans to do their civic duty. This includes such important activities as: voting, serving on a jury, participating in government, volunteering, donating blood and service in the armed forces. Lawyer Landau routinely donates blood through the INOVA blood donation services program,…
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Doug Landau and fellow workers’ comp attorneys have learned that, due to the heightened COVID case rates resulting from the omicron variant, the VWCC’s masking requirement has changed. From Virginia Lawyers Weekly on 1/18/22: “VWCC offices will require masks until further notice The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will require all persons entering a commission office…
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Former Full Commissioner William “Bill” Dudley has become one of the most sought after Mediators to help injured workers, employers and insurance companies settle difficult, permanent disability cases. Because he was an experienced insurance defense lawyer, and then served as a Deputy Commissioner (akin to a workers’ comp trial judge) before assuming the appellate bench,…
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