On August 11, 2014, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) launched a new website. The URL is: https://www.workcomp.virginia.gov/. The VWC website is a critical resource for anyone involved with a workers’ compensation case, not only because of the vast amount of information covered on the site, but also because of the WebFile system. Through the…
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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 readingWhile a workers compensation Award normally “locks in” the weekly comp rate, Herndon Super Lawyer Doug Landau has recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars for his clients on top of their total disability benefits. How does he do this ? The law in most every state sets forth how comp rate is calculated. The rate…
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