If you work for an airport or airline, what happens if you are injured on the job? Will the airline’s or airport’s workers’ comp policy provide you the necessary protections? Will you seamlessly apply for...
Category: Airline employee job injury claims
Preflight Inspection Injuries at the Airport are Compensable
March 11, 2015
Airline pilots or captains injured during the preflight inspection are entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits. Even though the airline employee has not yet started “flying” the jet, the preflight...
The short answer according to airport injury lawyer Doug Landau is NO — if they work for the same airline or company. Under Virginia law, if, for example, an Eastern Airlines mechanic drops a tool on the head of an...
Aircraft Doors, Overhead Bins, and Beverage Carts Keep Flight Attendants from Flying after Injury
March 2, 2015
Many aircraft passengers are under the mistaken belief that flight attendants do not have significant physical duties in their jobs.They could not be more mistaken. Flight attendants are responsible for the critically...
Airline Ramp Serviceman Dies in Fall from Belt Loader
February 17, 2015
Below is an interesting article posted on the American Association for Justice website. East coast airport injury lawyer Doug Landau of the Virginia law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. agrees with the article’s premise that...