Earlier this year, we posted about an NPR series condemning our nation’s workers’ comp system. A day after that ProPublica/NPR story hit the airwaves, the federal government’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a report that agrees with much of the criticisms. The OSHA report says that changes in workers’ compensation have made it…
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National Public Radio (NPR) has published a thorough and revealing article on our workers’ compensation (WC) system. (Click here to listen to the audio.) The article starts with a concise summary of the history of workers’ comp in the United States. WC began in the early 1900’s, as industrialization put workers at an increased risk…
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Where a company driver was struck by another motorist and injured in the line of duty, medical care for the injuries may be the responsibility of the driver’s employer under the Virginia Workers Compensation Act. This is generally true for all treatment that is “reasonable” and “related” to the on-the-job car crash. However, in a…
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Earlier this month, National Public Radio (NPR) published a series on injured nurses. Specifically, NPR did an investigation into nurses who are injured in the course of their duties. In short, this series uncovers something Virginia Workers’ Compensation attorney Doug Landau has known for a long time: Lifting, moving, supporting, and carrying heavy patients and…
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An Indiana teen was eating at a McDonald’s restaurant in August of 2013 when he filled his cup at the drink dispenser with what he believed to be iced tea. Soon after taking a drink, the boy began to vomit and feel a burning sensation in his chest. It turns out the drink machine contained…
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