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…
Continue readingIt 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,…
Continue readingSometimes 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…
Continue readingEven where an injured worker has settled his or her claim with a structure that pays money annually for medical care for the on the job accident, the Federal Government can still come in and help if the funds fall short, as discussed in yesterday’s post on lump sum settlements. The Center for Medicare and…
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The move by the Maryland Workers Compensation Commission to require Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approval of settlement that meet the criteria for review has “The Free State” joining the ranks of its neighbors in adding another procedural hurdle to the compromise of on the job accident claims. Experienced workers comp lawyers have…
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