On July 1, 2020, the Virginia Legislature, recognizing the terrible toll that exposure to extreme situations and traumatic events faced by law-enforcement officers and firefighters can take on those individuals, passed a special statute granting limited workers compensation benefits for workers in those positions who suffer Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) as a …
Injured employees who qualify for worker’s compensation in North Carolina and Virginia are entitled to payment for their medical expenses. In addition to payment for surgeries, doctor visits, physical therapy, and other medical care with health providers; employers are generally entitled to payment for any medical devices to improve their health. Medical devices are more …
Workers in North Carolina and Virginia can suffer nerve damage from a single incident or from a culmination of repetitive motion stresses. Nerve injuries can be extremely painful because they’re the part of the body that communicates with the brain and transmits messages that can include pain. Nerve damage can cause loss of motion. In …
Knee injuries can occur at work in many different ways. A twist one way or a pull in another direction can cause the knee to buckle or pop. An auto accident or a construction accident can cause a severe knee injury. A worker who is pinned between objects or who places a lot of repetitive …
Click Here to Read Part One In part one of our discussion of occupational illnesses, we identified what factors are used to determine if a North Carolina worker can claim workers’ compensation benefits for their illnesses. We also identified some of the specific types of illnesses that North Carolina considers to be occupational illnesses where …
Click Here to Read Part Two Many workers suffer diseases while working at their jobs in North Carolina. Workers who meet the criteria for filing a workers’ compensation claim based on an occupational disease are entitled to benefits. The benefits are similar to the benefits workers can claim for being injured at work. This means …
In the summer in North Carolina and Virginia, it be can quite hot if you’re working outside. The temperature during the day is often in the 80s and 90s. Sometimes, the temperature even crossed the 100-degree threshold. Some of the jobs that may cause heatstroke during the hot summer months include landscaping, agricultural work, delivery …
Hernias occur when a bodily organ pushes through your muscle or tissue. Muscles and tissues hold your organs in place. A common example is when a person’s intestines push through a weakening in the abdominal wall. Other common locations for hernias include the upper thigh, the groin, and the belly button. Generally, hernias don’t repair …
We’ve written before about some of the types of accidents workers have when the weather gets cold – Worker’s Compensation and Winter Safety | Joe Miller Law, Ltd. (joemillerinjurylaw.com). Some of the major types of cold-weather accidents and injuries for workers include. Probably the most common type of injury is a slip and fall due …
Several doctors published a report on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2018 explaining how hearing affects workers during their lifetime. Across the globe, one in three people have a measurable loss of hearing. “1.1 billion young persons are at risk for hearing loss attributable to noise exposure.” Some …
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If you are looking at this site, you or a loved one has probably been hurt. If that's true, you've come to the right place. Helping people who have been hurt is what we do. In fact, it is all we do. Joe Miller Law is a law firm concentrating exclusively on representing people who are injured by the carelessness of others or those hurt on the job. We provide the highest quality legal services to people who have been seriously injured. We practice Personal Injury law and Workmens' Compensation law in both Virginia and North Carolina.
