Willful Violation of a known and enforced safety rule: Bad news for the injured worker The violation of a known and enforced safety rule by an employee often serves to cause an otherwise valid workplace injury claim to be denied by the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. It does not matter how serious the injuries are;…
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Can a worker whose fingers or toes are amputated because he or she could not read a machine’s instructions get workers’ compensation benefits? In workers’ comp cases, employers or their insurance company can win on the defense of “willful violation of a safety rule” only if they show the employee intended to break a known…
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While many so-called personal injury lawyers “talk the talk,” very few really “walk the walk.” Few actually visit the scene of the crash, workplace accident or fatal injury. Few actually go to look at the official Court files on their clients’ cases. Few visit their clients’ homes. And few, if any, invite their clients and…
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