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Virginia Beach Workers’ Compensation Lawyer

If you’ve been injured in a workplace accident or developed a chronic medical condition from your Virginia Beach workplace, you may have grounds to file a suit for compensation for your injuries, medical treatment, and any financial losses you and your family suffered. Although no amount of money can fully heal the damage from being hurt at work, the compensation from a workers’ compensation suit can help ease the financial burden for you and your family. Get a Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer for your compensation.

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act allows employees to file a claim for medical treatment of injuries sustained in the workplace. Your employer may pay for your immediate medical treatment, but workers’ compensation insurance may not cover all of your financial losses nor compensate you for a diminished quality of life if your injuries are permanent. 

Your Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer can help you get the financial justice you deserve. Call The Joel Bieber Firm today for a free consultation about your case.

What Is Covered in a Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Virginia employment law requires almost all employers to carry workers’ compensation liability insurance, benefits that cover medical treatment for employees who are hurt while working or conducting job-related duties. 

If an employee is driving a company vehicle to conduct a site visit, for example, and is in a collision, then workers’ compensation would cover their injuries.

Businesses are protected from liability under workers’ comp laws unless you and your Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer can prove that the company engaged in negligent actions or fostered conditions that led to unsafe working conditions.

Employers are not required to provide workers’ compensation coverage if the employee was under the influence of alcohol or drugs when they were injured or if they were engaging in reckless behavior or violating company safety protocols.

Common Workplace Injuries that Qualify for Workers’ Compensation

Some of the most common types of Virginia Beach workplace injuries include:

  • Cuts, lacerations, or contusions
  • Trips, slips, and falls
  • Repetitive motion strain injuries (like carpal tunnel syndrome)
  • Damage to the ears from exposure to loud noises
  • Lung damage from toxic fumes
  • Back or knee injuries from lifting or carrying heavy objects

Although your specific work injury may not be listed here, it should qualify for workers’ comp coverage if you’ve been hurt on the job. If your employer denies your claim, speak with a Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer.

How Can I File a Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claim?

Before hiring a Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer, follow the protocol for filing a workers’ compensation case to ensure that you begin receiving your benefits. 

However, if you are not receiving benefits and medical care or aren’t getting the treatment necessary for a full recovery from your injury, consult a workers’ comp lawyer, like those at The Joel Bieber Firm, immediately.

These are the steps for filing for workers’ comp in Virginia:

  1. Report the injury to your employer within 30 days of the accident or 30 days from the date your doctor diagnosed you with a medical condition stemming from your job duties
  2. Seek medical treatment from a doctor covered by your employer’s workers’ comp plan
  3. Follow through with your medical treatment and aftercare, and comply with all doctor’s orders and any physical therapy you may need to recover

You may also file a claim with the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission. This agency oversees all workers’ comp cases and employer compliance in the Commonwealth and is your resource for questions or concerns about your case.

Are There Limits To My Virginia Beach Workers’ Compensation Case?

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act is intended to protect both employees and employers. Employees are provided employer-paid medical coverage for job injuries and may receive wage replacement if they missed work because of their injury. Employers, in turn, are protected from workers’ compensation lawsuits.

However, if you were hurt because your employer allowed unsafe working conditions to exist or didn’t follow Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) safety guidelines for their type of business, you may need to seek legal recourse to get the coverage and care you’re entitled to. 

A Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer can help you hold your employer legally accountable for their workplace safety violations. 

You may be able to file a lawsuit against your employer if you and your attorney can establish that they, or their representatives, created a harmful working environment through gross negligence, oversight, or carelessness.

Employer negligence can be tricky to prove, but the Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyers at The Joel Bieber Firm have many years of experience holding badly behaving employers to justice. 

The following grossly negligent situations could cause imminent harm to workers:

  • The job site carries an extreme degree of physical risk
  • The workplace carries a high degree of potential harm to employees or visitors
  • The employer was aware of risks at the workplace and didn’t take action
  • The employer should have been aware of the risk but failed to notice

Proving gross negligence takes more than just an injured employee stating that their job site is dangerous. Your Virginia Beach workers’ compensation lawyer will likely inspect the company’s safety and maintenance records, look for people with other injuries similar to yours, and interview witnesses to your accident to help build your case.

How Can a Virginia Beach Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Help Me?

If you’ve been hurt because your employer allowed unsafe working conditions to continue, if your valid workers’ compensation claim was denied by your employer, or if the coverage provided by your workplace isn’t enough to cover the entirety of your medical treatment and lost wages, you have the right to sue the employer for damages.

A workers’ comp attorney represents you in court, builds your case for compensatory damages against your employer, and negotiates a fair settlement to cover your physical injuries and pain and suffering. We can help. Contact The Joel Bieber Firm today for a complimentary case consultation.

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