Doug Landau and fellow workers’ comp attorneys have learned that, due to the heightened COVID case rates resulting from the omicron variant, the VWCC’s masking requirement has changed. From Virginia Lawyers Weekly on 1/18/22: “VWCC offices will require masks until further notice The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will require all persons entering a commission office…
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Workers who have been injured on the job are often examined by several different physicians. If the findings amongst the doctors varies, what happens to your case? It is important to note that the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission gives more weight to attending physicians’ opinions. In cases where the treating doctor has you on light…
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“Usually the Social Security Administration is not bound by the disability decisions of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), the DC Office of Workers Compensation (“OWC”), or even a state judge or jury’s verdict in a disabled wage earner’s case,” notes Herndon disability lawyer Doug Landau. “I have had Federal Social Security judges tell me…
Continue readingInjured workers in Virginia are told that IF they are not getting Social Security Disability (“SSD”) payments, they may be eligible for an annual “Cost of Living Adjustment” to their weekly state Workers Compensation checks. This is because the law recognizes that with inflation, the buying power of $100 is not the same as it…
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While any lawyer can ask for and participate in the free Mediation offered by the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission, it takes time, effort, experience and money to be properly prepared to Mediate a permanent injury or total disability case. The best Virginia Workers Compensation lawyers in Virginia come prepared with their own settlement evaluation and…
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