In order to qualify for weekly wage loss benefits beyond the Virginia 500-week limit, a worker must lose two arms, two legs, two eyes, etc. in the same workplace accident. If a Virginia worker loses her arm in an on-the-job accident, and then loses her other arm months later doing the same job for the…
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For injured workers in Virginia, “marketing” is the defense that trips up many claimants’ otherwise meritorious claims every year. In many states, the injured worker must present evidence that they have taken reasonable steps to market their residual physical capacities and abilities to return to light duty work. The kinds of evidence permitted can take…
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All too often, we see injured workers fail to make the most of the time they are off work. Disabled workers from Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia routinely believe that if they are hour on the job, they can “rest easy,” recuperate, and their jobs will be there when they are well enough…
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