Temporary Transitional Employment (“TTE”), otherwise known as “Alternative Modified Work, “is a trend that is gaining traction in the insurance industry. Under this scheme, the employer, their Workers Comp insurance company &/or their Third Party Administrator (“TPA”) make an offer to a disabled worker of light duty work that appears to be within their doctors’…
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Critical to making sure that you are recovering from surgery after a major injury at work is educating your doctors what you actually did at work. . Most medical doctors have gone through many years of schooling, and very few of them have done construction work or heavy manual labor. Herndon Worker’s Compensation Lawyer Doug…
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Hit and run: who pays? . When someone is the victim of a hit-and-run car crash, there is often confusion, uncertainty, and additional anguish from the anxiety of the unknown. When an unsafe driver doesn’t stick around at the scene after causing a wreck, there are several steps that should be taken by the innocent…
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When the metal boom hits a worker’s helmet and knocks it 2 feet on the ground, one would think that that would be evidence of a serious injury. However, in the recent case of Blue vs Michels Corporation, the Court of Appeals ruled that the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission correctly denied benefits as not being…
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The answer is: with committed teamwork, investment of time, assets and money in case preparation, and early investigation… Do not be fooled by a so-called “good neighbor” television commercials and slick propaganda campaigns – the guy in the red shirt and khakis, or the friendly gecko, will make sure that your money will be taken,…
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