Workers should know that the signing of the Award Agreement doesn’t fully protect the worker. Delay on the side of the employer often means the employer is trying to get a doctor to say the worker can return to work with some restrictions. Here are the steps a skilled Virginia Workers’ Compensation attorney will address when the Award Agreement isn’t quickly filed.
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What Happens after the Claim for Benefit Form is Filed in a Virginia Workers’ Comp Claim?
Filing the claim doesn’t immediately get the worker any money. Its primary goals are to properly preserve the worker’s claim and to formally notify the employer that the worker is making a claim.
The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will give the employer a formal order requiring the employer to respond to your claim within 20 days. The employer will then either agree or deny the claim.
The Crucial Parts of Your Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claim for Benefits Form
The Claim for Benefits form seems like it should be pretty simple. It’s just a one page and there are only about 20 bits of information that are requested. As with most things, the devil is in the details. If you don’t put down the correct and full information on the claim benefit form when you file it, your claim can be severely damaged. Faulty or incomplete information can make it much easier for an employer to contest parts of your claim as time goes by.
Here are some of the key points to consider.
How to Enforce Your Rights for Virginia Workers’ Compensation Issues
If you have been injured at work in Virginia your rights under Virginia law are based on you enforcing your rights. Otherwise, you have no rights. This video helps explain what your rights are, and how you can enforce your rights. This can be very confusing, but the good news is we can help. Attorney …
Pre-Existing Conditions and Virginia Workers’ Compensation
Do you know someone injured at work in Virginia? They may be facing a battle with the insurance company if they had a pre-existing condition. Good news, though, Virginia law gives them some options when it comes to their workers’ compensation case. This video gives some insight about the law and options. Be sure to …
How does Impairment Differ from Disability in Workers’ Compensation Cases?
Both words, impairment and disability, are terms of art. This means you have to look to how and where they are being used. Impairment for social security can be different than impairment for worker’s compensation. Impairment in one version of the AMA (American Medical Association) guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Injuries can be different than another edition.
Can Your Lawyer Approve a Workers’ Comp Settlement Without Your Permission in North Carolina?
No attorney can or should approve settlement of any legal matter including a North Carolina worker’s compensation case without your permission. Your lawyer works for you and you have the right to be informed and the right to make the decision as to settlement. As a practical matter, workers’ compensation settlements are approved through a strictly enforced process which requires that the client sign off on the settlement before it will be approved. The most a North Carolina Workers’ Compensation lawyer can do is recommend a settlement and explain the pros and cons of settling versus continuing with the litigation.
Virginia Workers’ Compensation Book: 10 Traps & Lies That Will Ruin Your VA Workers Comp Case
We’re pleased to announce that Virginia and North Carolina worker’s comp attorney Joe Miller has made his latest book available as a free download. The latest in the Strong Justice For Work Accident Victims series specifically addresses situations that will harm your Virginia Workers’ Comp case.
Colonna’s Shipyard fined more than $100,000 over safety breaches
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) fined Norfolk-based Colonna’s Shipyard more than $100,000 in penalties for 12 safety and health violations the agency found after an inspection in May, WAVY reported on November 19. Several of the violations cited were unguarded manholes, lack of fall protection, and defective equipment that exposed workers to electrical …
Employers to adhere to OSHA’s stricter reporting rules next year
At the first of next year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) will implement more stringent rules regarding employers’ reporting of work-related injuries, illnesses, and death. Starting January 1, OSHA will require all employers to report any incident of work-related amputations, loss of eyesight, and in-patient hospitalizations within a day. The amended the rules …
