You may be eager to return to work after a workplace injury, and there are certainly benefits to returning to work: increased income and improved mental state through socialization with supportive coworkers. However, you may be questioning whether you are ready, especially if you have...
The U.S Department of Transportation reports that 300 to 400 people are killed each year in wrong-way driving crashes. While these accidents may be a small percentage of overall traffic fatalities, their effects are devastating and often result in fatalities or very severe injuries. Not...
After a workplace accident or the occurrence of an occupational disease, most Virginia employers will properly report an employee’s injury to their insurance carrier and the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission and cooperate throughout the claims process. However, for any number of reasons some employers will...
When people think of workers’ compensation claims they often envision tragic workplace accidents resulting in significant immediate and visible physical injuries to an employee. However, there is another category of compensable injuries in Virginia that while equally devastating, may take time to reveal its existence—occupational...
Hit-and-run accidents are on the rise and may be more prevalent than you think. AAA reports that one hit-and-run crash occurs in the United States every 43 seconds. When a person leaves the scene of an accident, the remaining victims are left with physical injuries,...
If you have been injured on the job or fallen ill because of an occupational illness you may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. While the process is not designed to discourage employees from seeking out benefits, the path from injury to benefits can be...
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