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Workplace Injury Frequently Asked Questions

WARNING: All of the information provided here is of a general nature only. The specific facts of your case may require a completely different answer. Do not base any decision with respect to your case solely on any of the answers found herein. Prior to making any decision with respect to your case, you should speak with a competent attorney who is familiar with the laws that relate to your case.

I sustained an injury on-the-job, but after that, I was fired.  Can I still get workers’ compensation?

If you are still under restrictions from a doctor due to your work injury, and that is making it difficult for you to find a job, or causing you to be unable to work, the answer is probably ‘yes’. If, on the other hand, the only reason you are not working or unable to get a job is because you were fired for misconduct, the answer is probably ‘no’.

In other words, if you can’t work because you are hurt and a doctor says so, you’re still entitled to get your checks, even if you’ve been fired from work. But if you can’t work because you did something wrong at work and were fired, and now no one wants to hire you, you are not going to be entitled to workers’ compensation because of that.

Areas of Practice

Virginia Beach Office

5500-B Greenwich Rd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

(757) 455-8889 (888) 694-1671 (757) 455-6757
Elizabeth City Office
(by appointment only)
507 E Main St #K
Elizabeth City, NC 27907
(888) 694-1671

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.