Virginia Workers’ Compensation: Law and Practice

Virginia Workers' Compensation Law and Practice examines the legal relationships between employers, employees, and insurance carriers. It details the responsibilities of all parties, the special nature of the compensation case, and how it should be processed. Specifically tailored for both practitioners seeking compensation for their injured clients and practitioners representing employers, Virginia Workers' Compensation Law and Practice contains the latest cases, law and recent developments and in-depth coverage of:

•   Virginia Workers' Compensation law in the electronic age –latest cases, statutes and Commission procedures

•   Analysis of Commission's current procedures and positions

Essential for the practitioner:

•   Virginia Workers' Compensation law from "who is under the Act" to settling third-party cases with analysis, discussion, and citations for everything in between

•   Understand new Employer entities–limited liability companies and Professional Employer Organizations and explore in new ways old concepts of statutory employers and employees

•   In depth analysis of Injury by Accident and Occupational Diseases

•   Interpretations of the cases and concept of arising out of and in the course of the employment

•   Demystifying de facto awards, marketing, selective employment and vocational rehabilitation

•   What everyone should know about filing and resolving claims and employer applications

•   Expanded discussion of discovery, hearings, reviews and appeals

•   Compromise settlements – is it best for the client? Understand Medicare and social security pitfalls. Learn what documents to submit, what phrases to include and what procedures to follow

•   Third party settlements – don't forget the subrogation