Loss of use of a body part or permanent partial disability benefits
Loss of use of a body part. The legal term is permanent partial disability benefits. When an employee permanently loses the use or partial use of a body member, he’s entitled to permanent partial...
View ArticleQualified Doctor for Hand Injuries in the work place
We often don’t realize how important our hands are until they are injured. Whether you are an office worker, plumber, carpenter or machinist, you depend on your hands and arms to earn a livelihood. Our...
View ArticleFIVE TIPS TO Consider & FOUR DIRTY TRICKS TO Beware of in Workers’...
FIVE TIPS Tip #1 – Immediately report your injury. Report your injury to your supervisor or manager immediately, regardless of whether or not you think you will need medical treatment. Ideally, it...
View ArticleWorkers’ compensation premiums could be cut | Richmond Times-Dispatch
A top headache for many business owners — insurance that pays for lost wages and medical bills when an employee is hurt on the job — could get cheaper next year. A national group that determines base...
View ArticleSurgery for work related Back Injuries
Many work related back injuries require surgery .The following information was compiled to provide you with a better understanding of the operation and postoperative course for different kinds of back...
View ArticleWHAT IS “ARISING OUT OF EMPLOYMENT”?
WHAT IS “ARISING OUT OF EMPLOYMENT”? By, Michele Lewane This means that there needs to be a connection between your injury and the conditions of your work. Here is an example. You are walking up or...
View ArticleWork place injuries can cause life changing disabilities
Getting hurt on the job and disabled is a horrible situation to be in. You may have gone to college, trained for your job and made many sacrifices to be what you are. Then you can no longer perform,...
View ArticleI’m afraid I’ll be fired if I file a workers’ compensation claim. Can my...
Injured Workers’ Concerns and Misnomers I’m afraid I’ll be fired if I file a workers’ compensation claim. Can my employer do this? Virginia law does not allow an employer to fire an employee in...
View ArticleHow long do I receive workers’ compensation benefits in Virginia?
You can receive your lost wages and permanent partial disability benefits for a maximum of 500 weeks between the two benefits. Your medical benefits are lifetime as long as the doctor says the medical...
View ArticleHead Injury or Traumatic Brain Injury?
Many people assume that if their workers’ comp claim recognizes their “head” to be their entire head including what is inside (the brain!). This seems correct, right? WRONG – the head is NOT the same...
View ArticleFunctional Capacity Exams
A Functional Capacity Exam (or “FCE”) is an exam that is used to determine a person’s work abilities and permanent restrictions. The FCE is typically administered by a therapist and will consist of...
View ArticleAMA Guidelines and Workers’ Comp
Often time’s victims of work place injuries are required to attend an FCE (Functional Capacity Evaluation – see previous blog post for more info on FCEs) to determine their permanent restrictions...
View ArticlePreparations before and after back surgery
I wanted to share an article I found by John E. Sherman, M.D., giving information on how to prepare for back surgery both before and after. I sometimes think that when faced with the possibility of...
View ArticleLumbar Fusion Surgery
I have so many clients who have suffered the misfortune of sustaining a serious back injury at work. Some injured workers can be treated with physical therapy or injections, while others require...
View ArticleTips for your Virginia Workers’ Compensation Deposition
I have several people call my office in a panic because they have received a notice of a Deposition in the mail and they are not sure what this means or what is happening. “In the law of the...
View ArticleDisc Replacement Surgery
Disc Replacement Surgery I found a wonderful article by Dr. Spivak talking about disc replacement surgery. While I still see many spinal fusions being performed, disc replacement surgery has been...
View ArticleLeg Pain & Numbness
I have several injured workers’ call my office and tell me that shortly after a back injury, they start to have pain, numbness or tingling in their leg or legs. While some folks that I talk to only...
View ArticleWorkplace Safety and OSHA
I just read an article about some workers injured in Texas when there was an explosion at a fertilizer plant (www.CNN.com). Sadly several workers lost their lives in the blast. My heart goes out to...
View ArticleTypes of Pain After a Work Injury
Injured workers dealing with pain need to education themselves on the different types of pain in order to have meaningful conversations with their doctors.; sometimes getting the information that you...
View ArticleTypes of Back Pain After a Work Injury
So many of my clients have come to me after a workplace injury has caused damage to their back; while many of these folks can tell me their medical diagnosis is, most will openly admit that they do not...
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