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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Does the fact that your doctor has signed a form or the Division of Motor Vehicles has issued handicap license plates or decal automatically mean that you are disabled for purposes of Social Security ? Not necessarily, says Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau. Just because one governmental agency has determined that you are unable to…
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Why ? Because most visitors to the Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU have been denied Social Security Disability benefits at the initial application level or reconsideration, and the evidence tends to suggest that the overwhelming majority of cases have been won at the Hearing level. “The opportunity to present the full case to a Federal…
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