After you are injured in an on-the-job accident, you may be told by your doctor or physical therapist that you may soon be able to go back to your job. In other words, the treating healthcare providers believe you have healed sufficiently for you to go back to your employer. However, very few physical therapists…
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Workers’ Compensation Attorney Doug Landau is used to dealing with Workers’ Compensation cases. But, an injured worker may not understand that there are certain requirements that must be met in order to collect state Workers’ Comp (WC) benefits. An injured worker seeking WC benefits must make an effort — and show evidence of such effort…
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A recent note to the Virginia Trial Lawyers Workers Compensation section members stated, “the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission’s interpretation of ‘reasonable efforts’ is unreasonable.” Recent rulings against Virginia’s injured workers
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Herndon Injury Lawyer Doug Landau reminds clients, prospective clients and other attorneys weekly, that in Virginia, an injured employee has a duty to “market” his or her residual work capacity. The law only says that such “marketing efforts” must be “reasonable.” And that is where things get tricky for the unwary…The Full Commission recently ruled…
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