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New Commissioner Williams

Doug Landau had heard that Richmond attorney Roger Williams had been confirmed as a Commissioner of the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”), but he had not seen him since this confirmation.  The three Full Commissioners sit and decide “Reviews,” which are the appeals from a Deputy Commissioner’s Hearing opinion.  In other words, the Full Commission…

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Major Changes afoot at the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission

The Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”) has been pouring major resources into its electronic filing initiative and eliminating the Ombudsman’s Office.  There is now a “Customer Assistance Department,” and training underway for personnel in Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”).  Doug Landau visited this new department in November on order to familiarize himself with the new lineup…

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Nothing “warm and fuzzy” about “Blanket Releases”

On December 17th, 2007, the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission (“VWCC”)  rejected a settlement Petition for the compromise settlement of a Landau Law Shop comp client’s case. Workers Comp Legal Assistant Dianna Meredith advised the Commission’s Claims Examiner that the settlement documents submitted by insurance defense counsel contained a “BLANKET RELEASE.” This experienced Abrams Landau workers…

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