If you get hurt at work, a good employer will help you get the care and compensation you need and deserve.  If they are making you feel guilty about getting injured on the job, your loyalty to them is not deserved.  If you got hurt at work, their insurance company may raise their rates whether […]

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If your employer has workers’ compensation insurance, they are not allowed to fire you just because you got hurt and filed a workers’ comp claim.  However, this situation can get complicated, and is another reason you need the advice of an attorney specific to your case.  An employer can terminate your employment when you have […]

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Ok, you got a letter saying you have to appear for a “deposition” in your workers’ comp case.  What do you do?  Well, first of all, make sure you show up.  You can lose your case if you don’t cooperate.  Second, as I always say in my blog, “first seek a competent, experienced workers’ compensation […]

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Do not just accept an insurance carrier’s denial of your claim because they say it is a “pre-existing condition.”  Even if you have a pre-existing injury or condition related to the same body part injured in a work accident, you may still be entitled to medical benefits related to the work accident.  For instance, say […]

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If you are entitled to workers’ comp wage benefits, the insurance carrier is obliged to pay you within 14 days of the date the last payment was due.  If they do not, they may have to pay you an additional 20% penalty assessed on the amount due. Virginia Code §65.2-524 says: “Failure to pay compensation […]

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