When workers are injured performing tasks their employers have trained them to do, the “safety net” of workers compensation is supposed to provide for their medical care, medications and a portion of their wage loss. This is especially true when they are on their employer’s premises helping co-workers save others from imminent harm. Courage in…
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On May 31, 2011 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that steps were taken toward making it easier to enroll in the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP). In 18 states the premiums could drop up to 40% and eligibility will be less stringent in 23 of the states plus Washington DC. PCIP…
Continue readingIt does not matter who is behind the wheel, reasonable transportation expenses are reimbursed by the Virginia Workers Compensation Insurance Companies when such travel is in connection with medical care that satisfies the “three Rs” (Reasonable, Related and by Referral). A call to the Herndon law Firm ABRAMS LANDAU repeated this often heard question. In…
Continue readingThere are some aspects of Virginia workers compensation law that are just plain frustrating. In the wake of a workplace accident that results in some sort of injury, it is natural to believe that you might have legal recourse against your employer—just like you would against anyone who is potentially responsible for causing you to…
Continue readingWith the price of gasoline, parking and tolls rising and injured workers and their families traveling to doctors, physical therapy and testing appointments, there is a significant cost to just getting to and from health care facilities. However, there are solutions to these expenses according to the workplace injury team at the Landau Law Shop.…
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