A discount bus line was shut down for safety violations after a fatal Virginia crash. SkyExpress, a discount bus service, was shut down by federal regulators after a crash in Virginia that killed four people and sent more than 50 others to hospitals. As the DC area is a hub for many cut-rate bus services,…
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Just as in dating, sometimes the date you start with is not the one you end up with ! Unrepresented Social Security Disability claimants often pick a “date of onset” for their disability on their original applications that lead to denial after denial by the Federal Government. While a disabled workers may have stopped working…
Continue readingTo help injured employees and their families, experienced Virginia workers comp lawyers meet regularly to discuss recent cases, compare trial strategy and learn the latest advances in medical care for those disabled after on the job accidents. Meetings with Virginia Workers Compensation Commission judges and lawyers from all over the Commonwealth further the exchange of…
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If a proposed merger between Medco Health Solutions, Inc. and Express Scripts takes place, consumer groups fear that patients’ choices would be restricted and costs of medicine would be increased. The proposed merger of two of the three largest pharmacy-benefit managers (“PBMs”) is the subject of a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee hearing. The hearing will…
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The Social Security Administration has released the new numbers for 2012. The Federal Government’s disability program has increased the amounts necessary for work determinations, the payments for Supplemental Income and the maximum taxable earnings. Earnings of less than $12,120 per year may not be viewed as “substantial” such that a wage earner would be deemed…
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