National Public Radio (NPR) has published a thorough and revealing article on our workers’ compensation (WC) system. (Click here to listen to the audio.) The article starts with a concise summary of the history of workers’ comp in the United States. WC began in the early 1900’s, as industrialization put workers at an increased risk…
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In a recent case, a worker at a paper mill was injured in the course of his employment at the mill. In light of evidence presented which established the unusual height of a step from a platform, the Court of Appeals affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Commission decision awarding benefits. The trial judge, called a deputy…
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“Just because you are injured at work does not mean that your workplace accident will be covered by your employer’s Workers’ Comp insurance,” notes Doug Landau of the Herndon Law firm Abrams Landau, Ltd. The Commonwealth of Virginia adheres to the actual risk test to determine whether or not an injury arises out of…
Continue readingToo often injured workers are told that if their accident did not occur between the hours of 9:00 am and 5:00 pm, they are precluded from seeking Workers’ Compensation benefits in Virginia However, the law in the Commonwealth is that workers are given a reasonable amount of time to get to and from their work…
Continue readingHaving seen some horrible results from the “doc-in-the box” facilities that are sprouting up all over Northern Virginia and the DC metro area, Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau is hearing of cases where clients have been to a freestanding emergency room, storefront ER clinic, shopping center storefront medical facility, or franchised clinic. Unfortunately, the quality…
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