Virginia Approves 12% Loss Cost Decrease for Workers’ Compensation December 12, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Virginia has approved a 12.0% loss cost decrease in the workers’ compensation voluntary market along with rate decreases in the...
Dean Denied Workers’ Compensation for Injury From ‘Walking and Turning’ in Hallway May 22, 2024 A community college dean who was injured when she fell after she turned in a hallway to address a colleague...
Virginia Police Officer Denied Workers’ Compensation Despite Statutory Presumption January 30, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Virginia police officer has been denied workers’ compensation benefits for a heart condition despite the state law that his...
Judge Rules Virginia Teacher Shot by Student Can Proceed with $40 Million Lawsuit November 6, 2023 By Ben Finley A teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Virginia can press forward with her $40 million lawsuit against...
Lawyers Argue Over Workers’ Compensation for Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old October 30, 2023 By Ben Finley Lawyers sparred in a Virginia courtroom Friday over whether a teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student should get...
Virginia Health Workers With COVID Get Workers’ Comp Unless They Refuse Vaccine April 5, 2021 By Tom Hals Virginia has passed a law making it easier for some healthcare workers who become ill with COVID-19 to collect medical...
Virginia Approves 3.4% Overall Increase in Workers’ Comp Loss Costs November 25, 2015 By Young Ha The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) announced Tuesday the approval of revisions to the premium levels charged for workers’ compensation...
Virginia Med Payments Per Workers’ Comp Claim Among Highest of Study States November 4, 2015 Driven primarily by prices, medical payments per workers’ compensation claim with more than seven days of lost time in Virginia...
NCCI Seeks Workers’ Comp Loss Costs Increase in Virginia August 19, 2015 The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI ) recently delivered a workers’ compensation loss cost filing to the Virginia State...
Virginia Task Force to Target Worker Misclassification, Payroll Fraud August 19, 2014 Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe recently signed an executive order establishing an inter-agency task force that will target worker misclassification and...