Rarely do disabled Virginia Workers get more than 500 weeks of wage loss compensation. Even in fatal accident cases, the families of the deceased workers do not even get 10 years of benefits. However, in very limited cases,...
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After a number of decisions where the disabled worker lost continuing wage loss benefits because their efforts to look for light duty work did not pass muster, the Full Commission of the Virginia Workers Compensation ruled in...
It’s gotten harder, but the short answer, according to Herndon Reston workplace injury lawyer Doug Landau is “yes.” Two 2010 cases made it look like a partial disabled worker would always lose on the issue...
Driver Fatigue and Cheap Bus Crashes
November 30, 2011
Policing the Interstate highways from unsafe common carriers should be one of the priorities of the national law enforcement agencies. When a bus company has a pattern of unsafe practices and a history of accidents, the...
Regulators shut down unsafe bus line after crash kills 4 in Virginia
November 29, 2011
A discount bus line was shut down for safety violations after a fatal Virginia crash. SkyExpress, a discount bus service, was shut down by federal regulators after a crash in Virginia that killed four people and sent more...