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Ashamed to report that Lynchburg pharmacy injury? The missing shutoff matters

A Lynchburg pharmacy worker hurt by an unguarded conveyor may still have a workers' comp claim, and a bad company reputation does not erase that.

ARTICLE by Priscilla Washington

I think the company doctor buried my injury and now my Virginia Beach job is gone

An office employee hurt at an industrial site in Virginia Beach may have both a workers' comp fight and a retaliation case when the firing comes right after the claim.

ARTICLE by Donna Saunders

Just left the ER in Hampton and now the hospital wants my shoulder claim money

A warehouse shoulder claim in Hampton can get gutted by a hospital lien fast, especially when the injury built up over time and the money never looked huge to begin with.

ARTICLE by Donna Saunders

scheduled injury

The part that trips people up most is that a scheduled injury is not valued by how much pain it causes or how upsetting the loss feels. It is valued by a fixed schedule in the...

Is $40,000 a joke when you got crushed between machines after a Virginia Beach double shift?

A crushing injury at a Virginia Beach work site can turn into a nasty coverage fight fast when the insurer points to an equipment-related exclusion and acts like the first offer is generous.

ARTICLE by Donna Saunders

Workers' comp vs a lawsuit after a Roanoke shop amputation - which path is smarter?

When a borrowed vehicle slams into a work bay and an unguarded machine mangles your hand, workers' comp is usually the fast money and the lawsuit is where the bigger fight starts.

ARTICLE by Donna Saunders

occupational disease

How can an illness count as a work injury if there was no single accident? An occupational disease is a health condition caused by exposures, hazards, or repeated conditions...

It is not a signal that you are fully healed or that your injury no longer counts. A lot of workers hear "modified duty" and think they have to go back to business as usual,...

Reporting a Delayed Work Injury in Virginia

Virginia gives injured workers 30 days to give notice in most cases, and spring construction and warehouse jobs make that deadline easier to miss than people think.

ARTICLE by Keith Sizemore

exclusive remedy doctrine

Can you sue your employer after a job injury, or are you limited to workers' comp? In most cases, the exclusive remedy doctrine means your only path against your employer is...

second injury fund

Money can be on the line when an employer or insurer tries to blame part of a worker's disability on an older condition instead of paying for the full impact of a new job...

return-to-work order

A written direction from a doctor, employer, or insurance carrier saying an injured worker can go back to the job - either full duty or with restrictions - is called a...

Can my Norfolk boss make me use my insurance after a highway work injury?

Two years. Under Va. Code § 65.2-601, the mistake that sends people to Google is waiting because a supervisor says, "run it through your own insurance." That can cost you wage...

You might see it in a work note, an email from HR, or a doctor's restriction sheet saying something like "return to work on light duty only" or "no lifting over 10 pounds." In...

going and coming rule

Miss this rule, and an injury that feels obviously job-related can get denied because it happened a few minutes too early, too late, or a few steps off the employer's property....

Settling Before Surgery in a Virginia Injury Case

If you were assaulted at work and the insurer is acting like surgery is optional, the fight is usually about money, causation, and whether delay lets them cheapen your case.

ARTICLE by Janet Ashby

Is my doctor handing Roanoke's city truck insurer my old hand injury?

A Roanoke home health aide gets hit by a city-owned truck, and now the fight is over whether her hand was already damaged from an old machine injury.

ARTICLE by Sandra Ramirez

temporary partial disability

A smaller paycheck after a work injury can cost a family rent money, grocery money, and the leverage needed to keep a claim alive. That is why this benefit matters right away:...

cumulative trauma

Is this still an injury if it didn't happen all at once? Yes. Cumulative trauma is harm that builds up over time from repeated stress, motion, vibration, pressure, or strain...

Rear-ended in Alexandria, now they say the herniated disc is "wear and tear"

A DUI or reckless driving charge helps, but it does not magically prove your disc injury, especially when the crash happened across state lines and the insurer starts yelling "preexisting."

ARTICLE by Keith Sizemore