If the dress code violation involves safety equipment or mandatory protective gear, then the short answer can be “yes.” If a worker is struck in the head at a construction site, and they were not wearing their company issued hardhat, that claim could be denied by the Workers’ Compensation insurance company. If the case went…
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A part-time postal delivery worker and full-time bartender was attacked by a dog when delivering the U.S. Mail in March of 2014. Plaintiff, in her capacity as a U.S. Postal Carrier, was delivering a package to the Defendant’s home. The package would not fit in the mail box by the side of the road, so…
Continue readingThere are some aspects of Virginia workers compensation law that are just plain frustrating. In the wake of a workplace accident that results in some sort of injury, it is natural to believe that you might have legal recourse against your employer—just like you would against anyone who is potentially responsible for causing you to…
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