Demonstrating breadth and depth of knowledge of our U. S. Constitution, students from the Rachel Carson Middle School arrived on the campus of George Mason University (“GMU”) for the “We the People” competition. After this Fairfax County Public Schools’ success at the state and regional levels, the students of Ms. Cynthia Burgett’s 8th grade class…
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Sometimes disabled workers injure another body part while going to physical therapy. When this happens, the doctrine of “compensable consequences” comes into play, according to Herndon workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau. What is a “Compensable Consequence ?” A “Compensable Consequence” is a consequence of the original injury or the treatment of the original injury that…
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One of the facts that make predicting the precise amount of money an injured worker in Virginia may receive during his or her workers compensation claim is the fact that there are changes to the payment and reimbursement rates that go into effect each year. These changes reflect the realities of inflation and the economy…
Continue readingGeneral District Court Inclement Weather Policy (Fairfax County, Town of Herndon, Town of Vienna, and City of Fairfax) The General District Court rarely closes due to inclement weather. Interested parties should listen to television and radio announcements to specifically state that the Fairfax County General District Court is closed. If it is announced that Fairfax County Government offices (not…
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What does an injured worker do when they have sustained multiple injuries and there are no witnesses to the accident ? “If there is no videotape or contemporaneous photographs, then we work with our disabled clients to gather evidence that will help prove the case,” notes Herndon workers comp lawyer Doug Landau. “Photographs taken of…
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