Do the recently enacted federal tax laws change the treatment of workers’ compensation and/or personal injury settlements? The short answer is “no.” In fact, you typically won’t be taxed for money you receive in a personal injury or workers comp settlement. Money an injured victim gets in a settlement or as the result of going to…
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What is the settlement process for Workers Compensation cases in Virginia? Unlike a personal injury car crash case, Workers Compensation cases in Virginia require several steps before any settlement money is paid out to the claimant or his/her counsel. In a car crash case, usually a call from the injured victim’s lawyer to the insurance…
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The short answer, according to attorney Doug Landau and the disability team at Abrams Landau, Ltd. is “Yes.” Just imagine, you have to go in front of the federal administrative law judge. In addition to the judge, and two uniformed guards, there is a vocational expert who is being paid to testify against you. In…
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In order to support the work of the Northern Virginia Family Services (NVFS), Melissa and Doug Landau participated in their annual charity fundraiser this past weekend. The fundraiser helped provide funds for families who need housing assistance, educational support, job training, English language skills and medical care in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This year’s…
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Law professors, judges, government representatives, lawyers and educators interrogated local middle school students from Rachel Carson Middle School this past weekend for the final We the People Civics and Constitutional law national championships. The judges asked a range of challenging questions to these precocious middle school students. They asked about building a wall on the…
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