For injured workers in Virginia, “marketing” is the defense that trips up many claimants’ otherwise meritorious claims every year. In many states, the injured worker must present evidence that they have taken reasonable steps to market their residual physical capacities and abilities to return to light duty work. The kinds of evidence permitted can take…
Continue readingIn Virginia, the law strictly bars an employee from suing their employer or co-worker for an injury that occurs on the job. However, Virginia law does allow the injured worker to retain the right to sue a “third party” whose negligence caused or contributed to the worker’s injury, even if the worker receives workers’ compensation/ …
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Virginia employers with 3 or more employees are generally subject to the Workers’ Compensation Act which requires workers’ compensation coverage (through an insurance company or through self-insurance) at no cost to its employees. Workers’ compensation is a form of insurance used to provide compensation to employees who are injured in the course and scope of…
Continue reading“Just because obesity was deleted as a listing in 1999 does not mean that it is not important for the Social Security Administration to consider when evaluating claims for disability benefits,” according to Herndon Social Security lawyer Doug Landau. Noting that many of his disabled clients do not have any one particular impairment that meets…
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“We know Doug Landau travels all over Virginia and the East Coast, but how does he manage local issues that might affect a case ?” This is not an unreasonable question. Herndon Reston and Dulles Airport area in jury lawyer Doug Landau has built up a network of lawyers all over the country who have…
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