Just as one pregnancy or clutch can result in two eggs in the nest of this blue footed booby, one accident can result in several potential claims for the injured worker or innocent victim. At the Herndon Virginia law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, we see many cases where the client comes to us with a…
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After receiving a call to help a construction worker injured at Dulles Airport (“IAD”), we brought his claim immediately and worked on getting his Child Support Arrearage straightened out. The reason Child Support is important in the context of workers compensation cases is that Child Support Orders are the only types of “IOUs” that can…
Continue readingThe Virginia Workers Compensation has issued new guidelines for what will constitute “Reasonable” Efforts to Look for Light Duty Work. No longer will 2 visits per week (as required by the Virginia Employment Commission to get V.E.C. Unemployment benefits) be sufficient. The value of marketing one’s residual capacity is critical to a workers’ comp claim…
Continue readingWorkers Compensation and Social Security Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., received a call of thanks today from a Workers Compensation client whose Virginia comp claim had been successfully settled for a lump sum of $150,000 almost a year ago. This West Virginia man was pleased to report that his Social Security Disability…
Continue readingMedicare Set Asides are becoming required in the settlement of permanent disability compensation cases. In light of the confusion and delays caused by this relatively new requirement, CMS has Published WCMSA Operating Rules. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has now published a copy of its Operating Rules regarding the evaluation of set-aside…
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