A rest area worker who was stabbed by a former co-worker is not entitled to compensation benefits because his job did not subject him to an increased risk of being assaulted. Facts Claimant worked the overnight shift at an interstate ...

Tagged with: Judge Rosemarie Annunziata Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

Where claimant was injured when a piece of equipment began rotating while he was inside of it, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly determined that claimant’s injury was not the result of willful misconduct or violation of a safety rule. ...

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While working at an out of state trade show in 2005, the claimant suffered a hernia while lifting boxes. Due to nerve entrapment complications related to the hernia mesh repair, the claimant required multiple surgical procedures over the years. The ...

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The claimant, who was the owner of a company that provided maintenance services to commercial entities, suffered a severe traumatic brain injury with multi-lobe cerebral hemorrhage following a fall from a ladder. Other injuries included pelvic fractures, left clavicle fracture ...

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With many thousands of Virginians working out of the office, employers may face a question they’ve never previously considered: Can employees file workers’ compensation claims if they are injured while working from home? In short, the answer is yes – though ...

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The claimant suffered a low back injury while moving a crate at his job as a delivery driver. The employer first accepted the claim and paid weekly wage benefits and for medical care, including back surgery, which failed to relieve ...

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Where claimant was injured when a gust of wind pushed a gate that she opened and then blew the gate back into her, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly applied the “act of God” doctrine to determine she did not ...

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Where a worker’s estate withdrew its timely filed claim for benefits after the statute of limitations expired, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission correctly ruled that the matter was moot and that it lacked jurisdiction to consider employer’s application for a ...

Tagged with: Judge Marla Graff Decker Virginia Court of Appeals Workers' Compensation

The coronavirus outbreak put workers’ compensations hearings on hold, and Richmond attorney Andrew Reinhardt is concerned on how the commission will catch up. “We’re all working remote. The judges, the attorneys on both sides, our parties are remote… It’s a ...

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The claimant suffered a traumatic amputation of his left leg while operating a “debarking” machine at a logging facility on Feb. 23, 2018. The claimant had been released to full duty physically but was still having post-traumatic stress disorder issues ...

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