Imagine a scenario where you are at your place of work. You are doing your job as you do every day when you unfortunately suffer an injury. It is significant enough of an injury that concerns about how to handle it flood your mind. It may keep you from performing your...
Workers’ Compensation
Is filing a work-related injury claim an act against my employer?
Workers across Northern Virginia and the Washington, D.C., metro area routinely suffer job-related injuries, regardless of their occupation.When that happens, they often cannot continue their work activities. Discontinued employment can understandably cause great...
Can I obtain compensation for a repetitive stress injury?
Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) are some of the most common injuries that workers suffer across the nation. Anyone from a construction worker to a manufacturer or even an office worker is at risk of sustaining an RSI during their career.RSIs can cause individuals...
A look at some of the most dangerous jobs in Fairfax
As you make your way around Fairfax, you see people at work in various jobs, some of which include significant risks to workers’ safety and health. You might hold one of the riskier jobs yourself, so you would understand the risk of injury better than most.The...
Can you choose your doctor for a workers’ compensation claim?
If you have been injured or suffer from a disease due to an on-the-job incident, you may be eligible for workers' compensation. Under the Virginia Workers' Compensation Act, employees are eligible for medical expense coverage, lost wage reimbursement and...



