Virginia Workers’ Compensation: Fee Schedule Study Sheds Light on Costs

A new study by the Workers' Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has found that states without fee schedules have lower outpatient costs.

3 Workers Injured in Construction Zone Car Wreck on I-64 in Virginia

Three road construction workers were injured on I-64 outside of Norfolk, Virginia, when an allegedly speeding and drunk driver slammed into a VDOT truck.

Construction Worker Falls To Death From Scaffolding At Fort Lee

A construction worker building a new barrack in Fort Lee, Virginia fell to his death from scaffolding this week. The fatal on-the-job accident is under investigation.

A Major Flaw With Virginia Workers’ Comp Laws

This week we posted a disturbing news story about a worker who was seriously injured in a fall on the job - because no one witness the accident, Zurich, the workers' compensation insurance company for his employer, denied his workers' compensation claim. Under Virginia law, unless you die in an on-the-job accident that no one witnesses, you do not receive workers' comp payments.

The man, Mike Gentry, has suffered from significant lost wages and is now facing a pile of medical bills for his brain injury, his hip injury, and his shoulder injury. He is also struggling with double vision.

A bill that would change this law was brought to the Virginia General Assembly this year that would change the "death presumption" clause to include those who suffer severe brain injuries in un-witnessed work accidents. But Bill 821 was defeated 11-4 in committee.