The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) headquarters has moved to a new location. 333 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219 It was originally at 1000 DMV Drive. The move will help consolidate business offices for VWC headquarters, including hearing locations, VWC’s insurance office, and the Virginia Victims Fund. Free visitor parking is available at 301 E.…
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While there are some insurance defense lawyers of the mindset that every job site injury must have been as the result of a violation of workplace rule, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau disagrees. For an employer to win a compensation claim using the “Violation of a Safety Rule” defense, it has to be the willful violation…
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The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWC) headquarters will be moving to a new location. 333 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219 Originally, it was at 1000 DMV Drive. Operations begin December 13, 2017. The move will consolidate business offices for VWC headquarters, including hearing locations, VWC’s insurance office, and the Virginia Victims Fund. For more…
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Where injured workers receive a “blue letter” from the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWC”), notifying them that their claim has been reported to the VWC and giving them a booklet describing their rights under the law, they cannot maintain their injury claim after the 2 year time limit has run. A case report in the…
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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…
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