Anyone who has been injured on the job and is collecting workers’ compensation (WC) benefits, sooner or later, will ask the question — how long can I stay on workers’ comp? In Virginia, weekly wage loss benefits can last up to 500 weeks — just shy of 10 years. In fatal accident cases, the deceased…
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It is not terribly uncommon for a single case to result in both a workers’ compensation claim AND a personal injury claim. Consider the following example: A Virginia delivery driver is injured in an auto accident while driving a company-owned vehicle, and the accident is not his fault. The injured man’s hospital and medical bills,…
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Sometimes injured workers stay on the job until their conditions deteriorate so badly that they not only qualify for state Workers’ Comp benefits, but Federal Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) as well. Recently, Herndon, Virginia disability lawyer Doug Landau won Federal benefits for a 52-year-old mother of three whose work history was limited to such jobs…
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In some cases, you may also be able to sue your employer while receiving workers compensation benefits. For example, if your employer retaliates against you for making a claim by demoting you, reassigning you, or cutting your hours, he or she may be culpable. You could also sue your own employer if your company doesn’t…
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