After an on the job accident, many construction workers are off work pursuant to doctors’ orders. Then, when their healing has progressed sufficiently, many treating doctors will allow the injured worker to return to their job with restrictions, limitations or special instructions. Under Virginia law, if the injured employee returns part time or to a…
Continue readingMold and sick building claims require substantial time and expense. Firms with which we have worked invest heavily in building mold claims. We have seen first-hand that they are very complicated and difficult to prosecute successfully. They almost always require multiple scientific and medical experts to establish what kind of mold you’re dealing with, causation…
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Ever wanted to tell a Worker’s Compensation carrier to “pound sand?” Well here is your chance! When an injured worker wins or settles a negligence lawsuit, Worker’s Compensation carriers often try to pull a fast one and assert a lien for certain administrative costs, medical examinations requested by the employer, job search activities, vocational placement,…
Continue readingSeveral ABRAMS LANDAU clients have asked why it takes so long to get a date for the Hearing in their Virginia Workers Compensation claims. Workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau is aware that since the conversion to a “paperless system,” the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”) has had technical issues and everybody involved in helping injured…
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After his bike accident with the steel expansion joints on the Lee Bridge in Richmond, Doug Landau noted with interest the recent case of a Connecticut woman who was injured when she struck a steel grate while cycling. The Hartford Metropolitan District Commission(“MDC”) has been ordered by a Connecticut jury to pay $2.9 million to…
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