Virginia workers’ compensation News

Virginia Police Officer Denied Workers’ Compensation Despite Statutory Presumption

A Virginia police officer has been denied workers’ compensation benefits for a heart condition despite the state law that his condition is presumed to be work-related. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has ruled that the officer’s public university employer, …

Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit

A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against a school system over claims of negligence by school administrators, a judge ruled Friday. The surprise decision by Newport News …

Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old

Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get only workers` compensation for her serious injuries. Abby Zwerner is suing Newport News Public Schools for $40 million, alleging gross …

Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine

Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical expenses or lost wages. But there’s a catch: the law excludes healthcare workers who are offered a vaccine at work …

Virginia Approves 3.4% Overall Increase in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Tuesday the approval of revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation insurance in Virginia. The revisions will result in an overall average increase of 3.4 percent for voluntary market loss costs …

Virginia Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest of Study States

Driven primarily by prices, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time in Virginia were among the highest of the study states, according to a recent study issued by the Workers Compensation Research Institute …

NCCI Seeks Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Increase in Virginia

The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI ) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC). Based on its review of the most recently available data, NCCI proposed in its July 17 filing …

Virginia Task Force to Target Worker Misclassification, Payroll Fraud

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently signed an executive order establishing an inter-agency task force that will target worker misclassification and payroll fraud. “Every Virginian who works hard and follows the rules should get the pay and benefits that they deserve,” …

Virginia Sets Hearing on Workers’ Comp Premium Level Adjustments

Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled an October hearing to consider a request filed by the National Council on Compensation Insurance Inc. (NCCI) to adjust the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation insurance. NCCI has proposed a decrease in …

Virginia to Raise Penalties for Employers Without Workers’ Comp Coverage

Employers in Virginia who fail to provide workers’ compensation insurance for their employees will be assessed, beginning July, a civil penalty of up to $250 per day for each day of noncompliance, subject to a maximum penalty of $50,000, plus …