While the world seems to have changed a lot during the last six months, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation law has remained the same: The injured worker must show consistent, reasonable and written record of looking for work in order to be eligible to receive weekly wage loss benefits. In other words, unless an injured worker…
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Were you and your coworkers all laid off due to the coronavirus recently, but you’ve been receiving workers’ comp? Have you been told you can’t receive workers’ comp anymore because you were fired not because of your workplace injury but because of COVID-19? We understand how difficult it can be if you were severely injured…
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Always eager to learn more about marketing and how to educate clients, Lawyer Doug Landau invited Kia Arian of Zine Graphics & Print out to Herndon, Virginia to meet with members of the Abrams Landau staff. Landau believes education is critical to success in and outside of the courtroom. He said, “We are always looking…
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The Virginia Workers Compensation has issued new guidelines for what will constitute “Reasonable” Efforts to Look for Light Duty Work. No longer will 2 visits per week (as required by the Virginia Employment Commission to get V.E.C. Unemployment benefits) be sufficient. The value of marketing one’s residual capacity is critical to a workers’ comp claim…
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Doug Landau had the opportunity to meet with Deputy Commissioner Tabb a fortnight ago in Richmond. Judge Tabb hears cases throughout the Commonwealth, and has issued opinions in ABRAMS LANDAU clients’ cases in Manassas, Fairfax and Stafford. At the Advanced Workers Comp Retreat, Deputy Commissioner Tabb, of the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission advised claimant’s lawyers:…
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