Would you be eligible for Workers’ Comp if you were injured at work while performing a task that is outside of your normal job description? For example, suppose your boss tells you to climb a ladder to re- stock an...
Category: Personal Injury
How Long do I Have to File a Workers’ Comp Claim?
March 22, 2013
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation (WC) Act allows an injured Virginia employee to file a WC claim with two years of a sudden on-the-job accident. This time limit is known as the “Statute of Limitations”....
Corporations will hire private investigators after you are injured on the job. Insurance Companies and Employers do this routinely in order to gather information that they hope will help them reduce or eliminate their...
Who Decides How Much the Injured Worker Has To Pay Back to the Workers Compensation Insurance Company When they Cannot Agree ?
March 18, 2013
“Sometimes the insurance company and the injured worker (or their family) cannot agree on how much must be paid back after the settlement of a third party bodily injury case,” according to Herndon Workers Comp and...
Does the Virginia Workers Comp lien consist of reimbursement in full ? If there is a requirement for a reduction, is it reduced by a specific percentage pursuant to statute ? The short answer is “no.” Some...