The corollary question Workers Comp lawyer Doug Landau is often asked is, “Am I restricted to the limited benefits of Workers Compensation?” If the employer has in place a policy of Workers Compensation Insurance, then under Virginia law you probably cannot sue them for all of your losses. You are likely restricted to the limited…
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The annual Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (VTLA) convention is a time for the best lawyers from all over the Commonwealth to gather to learn and network in order to better serve their clients. The goal of the convention committee is to pick top speakers from all over the country to inspire and motivate, as well…
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“Employer’s safety rules do not have to be in the form of a book, poster or toolbox handout,” notes Northern Virginia workers comp lawyer Doug Landau. There are cases where a simple diagram on a piece of machinery or verbal reminders would be sufficient. In one case, Landau recalls, a landscape crew member got sick…
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The short answer is “yes,” as “after discovered information” may be allowed by a judge, or the adjudicator may ask for additional information. After a Social Security Disability hearing in Falls Church, Virginia, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau was asked for a post-hearing submission for his client who had cancer as well as mental impairments. At…
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Generally, an employee “going to or from the place where her work is to be performed is not engaged in performing any service growing out of and incidental to her employment.” In other words, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation laws, like those of many other states, do not cover employees when they are “commuting,” going on…
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