Mental Stress in Virginia: Can you get Workers Compensation for this problem?
Jul 19, 2010
In my 30 years of practice as a Virginia Workers' Compensation Lawyer, I have
had many claimants contact me and say my work or my supervisor is causing me
mental stress. Many times these claimants ...
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Illegal Alien's Workers Compensation Rights in Virginia
Jul 19, 2010
As
a Virginia Workers Compensation practitioner for 35 years I often have
to respond to questions about illegal aliens and their workers
compensation rights.
The Commonwealth of Virginia has de...
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Why Not Sue Your Employer for a Workplace Accident in Virginia?
Jul 17, 2010
The Virginia Workers' Compensation Law was adopted in 1918. The law provides compensation for lost wages and medical benefits. The common law right to sue the employer for the work place injuries in Vi...
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88 Impairments Get Immediate Disability
Jul 12, 2010
Many people are frustrated because applying for Social Security Disability can take so long. In an effort to streamline the process there has been an effort to identify certain types of cancer and othe...
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Disability for Scleroderma
Jul 12, 2010
I had a recent case involving a 46 year old with severe scleroderma of the hands and other parts of the body. Scleroderma is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening of body tissue (fibr...
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Can you get Social Security Disabilty for Obesity?
Jul 10, 2010
Social Security has a set of Impairment Listings. At one time "obesity" had an impairment listing. Thus, if the applicant was of a certain height and weight, then the applicant received Disability. For...
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5 Important Factors in a Social Security Disability Claim
Jul 10, 2010
5 important factors in Social Security Disability. ...
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Last Minute Job Search Loses Workers Comp in Virginia
Jul 10, 2010
In Virginia if you are partially disabled you cannot obtain workers' compensation unless you can show you are making a "reasonable effort" to look for light duty work. In a recent case, the Virginia Co...
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Why the Commission will reject a Virginia Workers Comp Settlement
Jul 10, 2010
The Commission does have to approve a Virginia Workers Comp Settlement. These are reasons why they may not be approved. ...
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Virginia Workers Compensation & the FMLA
Jul 10, 2010
As a Virginia Workers Compensation practitioner many of my clients want to know what job protection they have when they have an injury. The FMLA (the Family and Medical Leave Act) is a federal law that...
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