The injured worker’s law team at Abrams Landau, Ltd. received a winning decision this month from the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) for a senior HVAC technician with a prior, serious workplace...
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Does Being Illiterate Constitute Willful Violation of a Safety Rule in Workers’ Comp Cases?
October 7, 2015
Can a worker whose fingers or toes are amputated because he or she could not read a machine’s instructions get workers’ compensation benefits? In workers’ comp cases, employers or their insurance company can win on...
Increased Spending on Workers’ Comp Due to Increased Employment, Not Higher Benefits for Injured Workers
June 14, 2015
The National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI), which studies workers’ compensation and other benefits systems, last August reported that in 2012: workers’ compensation benefits rose by 1.3 percent to $61.9 billion...
Insurance Lobby Tries to Cut Doctors out of Workers’ Comp Prescription Medication Loop
April 11, 2015
The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) is an insurance company-funded organization which, for years, has been reporting that doctors in the Maryland workers’ comp system were dispensing 40% of all...
Injured Workers Must Give Notice to Receive Workers’ Compensation
September 18, 2013
What should you do if you have an accident or become injured on the job? Immediately notify your employer of the incident! Why? Because failure to notify your employer in a timely manner could cost you the benefits to...