{"id":3853,"date":"2016-05-30T14:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2016-06-20T14:38:14","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T18:38:14","slug":"what-benefits-can-injured-virginia-workers-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/what-benefits-can-injured-virginia-workers-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"What Benefits Can Injured Virginia Workers Claim?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to the following benefits under the Virginia Workers&#8217; Compensation Act:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wage Replacement.<\/strong> (Temporary total or partial): The amount of benefits is typically 2\/3rds of the average weekly salary until the worker can return to the job or up to 500 weeks.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime Medical Benefits.<\/strong> Hospital bills, doctor visits, medical equipment, and medications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent Partial Impairment.<\/strong> Workers who suffer the permanent loss of some bodily part or function may be entitled to additional benefits even if they return to work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Permanent and Total Disability.<\/strong> Workers who can never return to work because of a permanent disability can generally get lost wages for life.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Death Benefits.<\/strong> Benefits paid to a spouse and children when a worker dies on the job.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost of Living Adjustment.<\/strong> An increase in payments due to inflation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vocational Rehabilitation.<\/strong> A program to retrain or seek a job for a worker who can no longer do the job he\/she did before the accident.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Get help now for your Virginia injured worker claim.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Lawyer Joe Miller has the skills and resources to help you get justice. He fights to get claimants every dollar they rightfully deserve. He\u2019s been helping clients for over a quarter century get fair settlements and just verdicts. He has the experience and know-how to be a strong and tough advocate. To make an appointment, phone Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/practice-areas\/workers-compensation\/\">workers\u2019 compensation<\/a> lawyer Joe Miller at <strong><a href=\"tel:\/\/888-694-1671\" title=\"888-694-1671\">888-694-1671<\/a><\/strong> or complete his online form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to the following benefits under the Virginia Workers&#8217; Compensation Act: Wage Replacement. (Temporary total or partial): The amount of benefits is typically 2\/3rds of the average weekly salary until the worker can return to the job or up to 500 weeks. Lifetime Medical Benefits. Hospital &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"What Benefits Can Injured Virginia Workers Claim?\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/what-benefits-can-injured-virginia-workers-claim\/#more-3853\" aria-label=\"Read more about What Benefits Can Injured Virginia Workers Claim?\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,10],"tags":[133],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Joe Miller","author_link":"https:\/\/joemillerinjurylaw.com\/author\/jmiller\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to the following benefits under the Virginia Workers&#8217; Compensation Act: Wage Replacement. (Temporary total or partial): The amount of benefits is typically 2\/3rds of the average weekly salary until the worker can return to the job or up to 500 weeks. Lifetime Medical Benefits. 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