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What Happens after the Mediation Agreement is Signed?

After the mediation agreement is signed, the defense lawyers for the employer and the insurance carrier will prepare a full agreement detailing the worker’s injuries, medical treatments, the settlement terms and the language that says the employee releases the employer from liability once the agreement terms are fulfilled. It takes one or two weeks to prepare the full agreement. The full agreement is then sent by e-mail or regular mail to the employee’s lawyer for review. If your North Carolina worker’s compensation lawyer recommends it, he or she will advise you to sign the agreement and return it to his or her lawyer.

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Virginia Worker’s Compensation – The Vocational Rehabilitation Manager

In Virginia Worker’s Compensation cases, the defense has the right to hire a vocational rehabilitation counselor (VCR). The claimed goal of the VCR is to help an employee who is under an Open Award and who has reached his/her maximum medical improvement find new employment. Often an employee who has reached his/her best medial improvement condition is released to work with specific work restrictions which the employer cannot or will not accommodate. The defense will claim that the purpose of the VCR is just to help the employee find a job in Virginia where the employee can work with these specific restrictions.

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Questions You Should Ask a Potential Attorney

Questions You Should Ask a Potential Attorney Though there are many aspects that contribute to winning a personal injury case, one of the most important is finding the right attorney. In order to choose an attorney who is the right fit for you and your case, it is important to ask the right questions in …

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Virginia Beach, VA 23462

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507 E Main St #K
Elizabeth City, NC 27907

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.