Frequently, people call the ABRAMS LANDAU Workers Compensation Team to find out why they are not getting paid workers compensation benefits. The common belief is that ANY accident on the job, or industrial disability, should be covered. However, that is not the law in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Let’s say Doug Landau couldn’t get out…
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Injured workers have a legal duty to look for work within their remaining physical abilities when they cannot return to their pre-injury jobs. Similar to the requirements in a personal injury case (“mitigating damages” ), an injured employee needs to do the best they can to reduce their losses. Under the Virginia Workers Compensation law,…
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“Where do I go?”, one of the most common questions Trial Lawyer Doug Landau is asked when a client has their all important day in court. Courts vary in room information they specify prior to trial. Some courts will tell you exactly what courtroom you are to appear in for your case. While other courthouses,…
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Sometimes the team at ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. is able to help young workers who are badly injured in part-time jobs they take while also attending school. We were thrilled to help a hard-working early 20s woman who was employed as a senior team leader at a Prince William County movie theater. When sustaining the injury,…
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The Virginia Workers’ Comp law says that if you lose the use of 2 arms, 2 legs, 2 eyes, etc., in an on-the-job accident, you can get compensation benefits beyond the 500 weeks. In a case handled by a friend, a worker lost one eye in an industrial accident, and then his other eye several…
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