In Virginia, an injured workers compensation rate is based upon their pre-injury “Average Weekly Wage.” Too often Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau meets with disabled workers who are getting weekly comp benefits based only upon their wages for 40 hours. Often times this leads to a huge underpayment. This is because many workers work and…
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Sometimes, when our lives are moving forward and going well, the most unexpected occurrence can happen, which change our lives forever. In 2013, as Mr. K was driving to meet his son at the gym for their weekly workouts, a car pulled out into his lane of traffic. With no warning, it was impossible for…
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When you can’t work and apply for Unemployment, are you out of luck if you also eventually need Social Security Disability Income (“SSDI”)? “NO” is the short answer from Herndon and Reston area disability Lawyer Doug Landau. In a recent case from the U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals, the Social Security Administrative Law Judge…
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How long is too long? Getting your “day in court” is vital to fairness in America. As the saying goes, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” An editorial from the Des Moines Register hit the nail on the head. Having recently tried a Social Security case for a disabled client who had just undergone his third…
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Finally, almost 18 years after purchasing the buildings on the corner of Station and Center Street in Herndon, Virginia, there is an official handicapped parking space right next to the building. It couldn’t be any closer! Lawyer Doug Landau had been asking for a handicap spot since purchasing the two buildings, as he frequently helps…
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