In the debate over lowering the blood alcohol level allowed for driving illegally (see prior post), there has been little mention of another powerful tool to reduce death and mayhem on Virginia’s highways and local roads – a Dram Shop Act. Other states’ Dram Shop laws hold businesses who serve alcohol liable for injuries caused by…
Continue readingOn Wednesday, June 19, at 10 :00 a.m., the House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing on “Encouraging Work Through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.” The hearing will take place in room B-318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. In the Hearing Advisory, Subcommittee Chairman Sam Johnson (R-TX)…
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In our last post, we explained what a permanency rating is (sometimes known as a Partial Permanent Disability or PPD rating). The next logical question is — How Much is it Worth? Let’s use an example of an injured worker who gets a PPD rating of 47% on his leg. How will his award amount…
Continue readingPermanency Ratings are used in Workers’ Compensation cases. A permanency rating (also known as a Partial Permanent Disability or “PPD” rating) is a doctor’s rating for loss of use, range of motion, strength, sensation, etc., to an arm, leg, eye, etc. The rating is given when a doctor determines that the patient has reached “maximum…
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended that states lower the blood-alcohol content (BAC) that constitutes drunk driving from .08 to .05. The BAC measures the percentage of alcohol, by volume, in the blood. Currently, all 50 states use .08 as the legal limit, above which a driver is subject to arrest and prosecution.…
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