The answer is . . . it depends. When a person is injured in a workplace accident, there are two elemental requirements for an entitlement to wage loss benefits under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act: ...
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Frank tore the rotator cuff in his right shoulder in a workplace accident last June. In mid-August, his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company finally accepted his claim and authorized the surgery his orthopaedic surgeon...
If only it were that simple. In order for an injured worker to recover benefits under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act for a trauma-related disability, she must prove she sustained an injury: 1) by accident; 2) arising out of;...
