When Lawyer Doug Landau teaches civics and the Constitution at various local middle schools, he emphasizes the protections afforded to each of us under the law. He notes, “The civil jury is one of our greatest equalizers. It makes equal rich and poor.” However, in less than two months, anti-civil justice bills have been coming…
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In Virginia, an injured workers compensation rate is based upon their pre-injury “Average Weekly Wage.” Too often Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau meets with disabled workers who are getting weekly comp benefits based only upon their wages for 40 hours. Often times this leads to a huge underpayment. This is because many workers work and…
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Do you have to go to a workers’ compensation hearing in Manassas, Virginia? As of January, 2017, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s Manassas Regional Office has moved. The office remains in the same building as before, but has moved to the 5th Floor now. The new office address is 7900 Sudley Rd, Suite 500, Manassas,…
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When an employee of a subcontractor does work for another contractor, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission may view the arrangement as that of a “borrowed servant” or “loaned employee” and make the supervising company pay comp benefits. In a recently reported case, the injured worker’s $1,400,000 Award was affirmed by the Full Commission on appeal.…
Continue readingAdvances in technology do not always translate into evidence that supports an on the job injury claim. In a recent case where a Virginia police officer slipped on a stairway while she was investigating a potential burglary in progress at a private residence, the mishap was caught on video by her and two other officers’…
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