When an employee of a subcontractor does work for another contractor, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission may view the arrangement as that of a “borrowed servant” or “loaned employee” and make the supervising company pay comp benefits. In a recently reported case, the injured worker’s $1,400,000 Award was affirmed by the Full Commission on appeal.…
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The Virginia Workers Compensation Inn of Court Seminar took place at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Richmond last month. Full Commissioners Ferrell Newman and Wesley Marshall updated the best lawyers in Virginia as to current cases, laws and procedures involving injured workers in the Commonwealth. According to the Virginia Lawyers Weekly, Virginia just got its 10th…
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Workers who have been injured on the job are often examined by several different physicians. If the findings amongst the doctors varies, what happens to your case? It is important to note that the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission gives more weight to attending physicians’ opinions. In cases where the treating doctor has you on light…
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Just because you cannot do your old job, because of your workplace injury, does not mean that your comp checks keep coming automatically. If you are partially disabled and receiving workers’ compensation benefits, it is important to understand that in order to receive continued workers’ comp benefits, you must fulfill the duty to “market.” Only…
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