If an injured worker is released by her doctor to full duty work, with no restrictions, the employer can not only terminate Workers’ Compensation wage-loss benefits, they can also terminate the employee in Virginia...
Category: Workers Compensation
Workers’ Comp System Under Fire Again
April 5, 2015
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...
The Demolition of Workers’ Compensation
March 5, 2015
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...
Insurance Company May Not Have to Pay For Medical Treatment If There was No Valid Referral
March 3, 2015
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...
Injured Nurses – NPR Investigation
February 21, 2015
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...