First off, workers compensation does not compensate. It does not cover all of a workers losses. In fact, in many cases, it does not even come close. There is no compensation for: Pain, Suffering, Aggravation, Inconvenience, Emotional Distress, Family Disruption, Wage Loss above the statutory cap, Future raises, bonuses, and other financial losses. So, when…
Continue readingFair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) cases involve withholding pay, overtime and unfair wage practices. Examples include: 1. Store managers, assistant managers, and department managers are many times classified as Executive Exempt in order to keep from paying them overtime. They do not qualify for this exemption, because their primary duty is not management, but is…
Continue readingHaving traveled to the Capitol of the Commonwealth several times for cases and seminars, Doug Landau returned to the Herndon home of Abrams Landau, Ltd. to find out that he had once again been named as one of “Virginia’s Top Lawyers.” Noting that many of the other lawyers that attended the VTLA Brain Injury Retreat…
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At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. we see claims for workplace injury denied because of an alleged failure to wear company issued safety equipment. If a worker is blinded because they were not wearing safety goggles, the case could be denied. If an employee sustains a head or brain injury because they did not have their hard…
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While a number of recent posts have covered somber topics, at Abrams Landau, Ltd., we do also celebrate accomplishments, accolades and other milestones. This Fall, both Beatrice Vargas (on left) and Lauren Holtzman (center) celebrated birthdays with Melissa (bookkeeping, on right) and the rest of the Herndon Reston area injury law firm team. Here the…
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