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 item, even though stocking merchandise is not part of your regular job, and you fall…
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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”. Sometimes, however, the WC insurance company may require notice within 30 days of an accident. Without notification within 30 days, the…
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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 exposure to pay for benefits under the state workers compensation laws. They claim they do this to verify that your claim…
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“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 personal injury lawyer Doug Landau. A Virginia Circuit Court’s jurisdiction extends only to the point where it determines the…
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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 think that there is an automatic 1/3 reduction, just like others think that a fair settlement in a…
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