{"id":3849,"date":"2016-05-25T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-25T18:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2016-06-20T14:49:07","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T18:49:07","slug":"virginia-workers-compensation-glossary-definitions-starting-with-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/virginia-workers-compensation-glossary-definitions-starting-with-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Workers’ Compensation Glossary – Definitions Starting with W"},"content":{"rendered":"

WebFile: <\/strong>The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s online portal to electronic<\/p>\n

records. WebFile has been set up so that, based on your role, one can manage records and take care of key transactions online.” When we begin our representation of a client, our first task is to note that representation on WebFile, so we can determine the immediate status of the claim.<\/p>\n

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Workers\u2019 Compensation<\/a>: <\/strong>A mandatory insurance requirement for most employers. It provides statutory benefits to covered workers who are injured in their employment. Virginia law requires every employer who regularly employs more than two employees part-time or full-time to carry workers\u2019 compensation coverage.<\/p>\n

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Workers\u2019 compensation insurance is also required for every operator of underground coal mines. Employers with fewer than three employees or who meet another exception under the Act may voluntarily take out a workers\u2019 compensation policy or qualify as a self-insurer.<\/p>\n

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In Virginia there are four (4) means of insuring for workers\u2019 compensation:<\/p>\n