A Cost of Living Increase is also known as Cost of Living Allowance or COLA. The aim of the COLA is to adjust wages for inflation. Workers who receive temporary total, permanent total or death benefits pursuant to an Award are entitled to a COLA effective October 1 of each year if the date of …
The families of employees who die due to a workplace accident or occupational illness are entitled to the following death benefits under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act: Which family members can get benefits? A surviving spouse, Children under 18, Children under 23 enrolled full time in an accredited educational institution, Parents in destitute circumstances Other …
Injured or ill workers may be entitled to additional benefits if their injury or partially or total permanent. Permanent Partial Impairment (PPI) Benefits. “Separate benefits are payable for the permanent loss of use of a body part such as an arm, leg, finger, or eye. Vision and hearing loss, as well as disfigurement may also …
Injured workers who qualify for workers’ compensation benefits are entitled to do everything they can reasonably due to get healthy and stay well. This means employers must pay, through their insurance carrier or self-insurance the following: All hospital bills Doctor visits Medical devices including prosthetics, braces, and walkers Medication prescriptions Transportation expenses to the doctor’s …
Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to compensation if they cannot work due to a workplace accident of illness. During the time the work spends on getting healthy, the worker who qualifies for benefits receives 2/3rds of the gross weekly wage up to 500 weeks. There are a few exceptions to …
Employees who are injured while working in Virginia are entitled to the following benefits under the Virginia Workers’ 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 …
Employees are generally entitled to apply for Virginia Workers’ Compensation Benefits if they suffer an accident at work or acquire an occupational disease. Work Accidents Accidents must meet the following three tests: The accident must occur while the employee is at work or doing a work-related task. An accident at home is unlikely to be …
WebFile: The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission’s online portal to electronic 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 …
Uninsured Employer’s Fund (UEF): If the employer does not have proper worker’s compensation insurance, this fund, maintained by the Commonwealth of Virginia, is used to pay injured and ill workers. Note that these cases always go to hearing, but this is a remedy that is available to you. Venue: The place where the hearing …
Treating Physician: The doctor selected by the injured worker from the panel of doctors supplied by the employer or insurance carrier. This is most often referred to as the authorized treating physician (ATP). Sometimes you may not have to select from a panel if your injury was such that you were immediately taken in to …
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If you are looking at this site, you or a loved one has probably been hurt. If that's true, you've come to the right place. Helping people who have been hurt is what we do. In fact, it is all we do. Joe Miller Law is a law firm concentrating exclusively on representing people who are injured by the carelessness of others or those hurt on the job. We provide the highest quality legal services to people who have been seriously injured. We practice Personal Injury law and Workmens' Compensation law in both Virginia and North Carolina.
