Tag Archives: Virginia workers comp lawyer Doug Landau

Use of Mediation in Workers’ Compensation Cases: Swift Solution and Fair Resolution

Workers who are injured on the job and unable to continue their employment may be eligible to collect benefits under their employer’s workers’ compensation insurance (WC) policy.  Sometimes taking many months or even years to bring to closure, WC cases involving permanent injury, lengthy disability from work, or multiple injuries are complex, costly, and often…

Continue reading

Continue reading

What is a Permanency Rating?

Permanency Ratings are used in Workers’ Compensation cases. A permanency rating (also known as a Partial Permanent Disability or “PPD” rating) is a doctor’s rating for loss of use, range of motion, strength, sensation, etc., to an arm, leg, eye, etc.  The rating is given when a doctor determines that the patient has reached “maximum…

Continue reading

Continue reading