In order to qualify for weekly wage loss benefits beyond the Virginia 500-week limit, a worker must lose two arms, two legs, two eyes, etc. in the same workplace accident. If a Virginia worker loses her arm in an on-the-job...
Category: Personal Injury
Social Security Disability for Musculoskeletal Impairments – A Combination of Medical Conditions
April 29, 2015
If a claimant does not have a single medical condition that satisfies the requirements for Social Security Disability, a combination of impairments can also lead to Federal benefits. In a recent case the Administrative Law...
We (the People) are the Champions!
April 26, 2015
How can we inspire the legal professionals of tomorrow? Virginia trial lawyer Doug Landau was not thinking about that when he responded to a notice just over two years ago from the Fairfax Bar Association (FBA) seeking an...
It seems we were not the only ones to notice and comment on the recent NPR/ProPublica series on our nation’s workers’ comp system. Entitled “The Demolition of Workers’ Comp,” the NPR/ProPublica...
Cynthia Burgett’s students from Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon Virginia are the best in the country when it comes to their knowledge of Constitutional Law! The students’ preparation paid off on Monday,...