Our clients often ask whether the employer should pay for more than they are already paying for in a workers’ compensation claim. For better or worse, benefits that are available in a workers’ compensation claim are far less than a full remedy for the injuries and losses that our clients suffer.
One of our partners at Reinhardt, Harper, Davis, PLC, Stephen Harper recently joined Bill Bevins on Virginia This Morning. He spoke about Workers Compensation and what to do if you find yourself injured on the job. We recommend that you reach out to a Workers Compensation Lawyer as soon as possible. A Workers Compensation Lawyer can help you navigate the entire process.
In Virginia, any time you have been injured on the job and are under light duty restrictions from your doctor (whether working or not) and you are receiving less pay than you made prior to your injury, you may need to job hunt.
In Virginia those accidents which occur both on the job and have a resulting personal injury case are some of the most complicated claims to pursue. This is because the Virginia Code provides for an interaction between these two cases. Let’s look at an example: In Virginia, if you are driving while working and have a car accident, you may have a compensable workers' compensation claim. You may also have a personal injury case against the driver that caused the accident.
If you have an injury on the job in Virginia you have a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is the court for anyone who has an on the job injury and has a worker’s compensation claim in Virginia. The Compensation Commission operates in the form of “Award Orders.”
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