The Virginia Court of Appeals reviewed conflicting case law to decide whether a layoff would qualify an injured courthouse employee to workers compensation wage loss benefits. The facts of the case are that the claimant, who worked in a light-duty capacity on a courthouse custodial staff after a work-related injury, was laid off because her…
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The District of Columbia’s highest appellate court has ruled against a pair of disabled employees who sought to have their disability benefits continue beyond 500 weeks. The workers’ consolidated appeal was unsuccessful, as Senior Judge Newman wrote the affirmance of the Compensation Review Board’s (“CRB”) interpretation of the DC Statute in denying the two employee’s…
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Just because you cannot do your old job, because of your workplace injury, does not mean that your comp checks keep coming automatically. If you are partially disabled and receiving workers’ compensation benefits, it is important to understand that in order to receive continued workers’ comp benefits, you must fulfill the duty to “market.” Only…
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