Magnifying Glass

What are Virginia’s Exceptions to the Coming and Going Rule?
What are Virginia’s Exceptions to the Coming and Going Rule?

Do You Know the Rule? What is the coming and going rule? When an employee is injured on his way to or from work, the injury is not compensable because it is not considered to […]
Was Worker in Car that Flipped on Way to Jobsite ‘In Course Of’ Employment?
Was Worker in Car that Flipped on Way to Jobsite ‘In Course Of’ Employment?

What Do You Think? Employees injured on the way to or from work are generally not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for their injuries. There’s an exception to that rule where the employer provides the […]
Was Truck Driver’s Beating Random Road Rage or Compensable Injury?
Was Truck Driver’s Beating Random Road Rage or Compensable Injury?

What Do You Think? A compensable injury must arise out of employment. A case involving a commercial truck driver for a Virginia company addresses the question of whether a road rage incident can be sufficiently […]
Va. Top Court Scolds Amazon for ‘Zigging’ before ‘Zagging’ on Flex Drivers’ Employment Status
Va. Top Court Scolds Amazon for ‘Zigging’ before ‘Zagging’ on Flex Drivers’ Employment Status

Case File Amazon claimed that it used independent contractors in its Flex drivers program and lost that argument. Then it tried to say that not all of the drivers in the program should be treated […]
What is Virginia’s ‘Extended Premises Doctrine’? 
What is Virginia’s ‘Extended Premises Doctrine’? 

Do You Know the Rule? An injury is compensable under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act if the injury arose out of and in the course and scope of employment. Generally, to occur in the course […]
What’s the ‘Willful Violation’ Defense in Virginia?
What’s the ‘Willful Violation’ Defense in Virginia?

Do You Know the Rule? Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- Employers don't just make safety rules for their health, and under Virginia law, an employee who decides to ignore safety rules might be out of luck […]
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Payment for Health Care Services
Do You Know the Rule? Va. Payment for Health Care Services

Fredericksburg, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) -- In the Old Dominion, payment for health care services that an employer does not contest, deny, or consider incomplete shall be made to the health care provider within 60 days after […]
What Do You Think: Was United employee who Fell on Walkway to Terminal Injured on Job?
What Do You Think: Was United employee who Fell on Walkway to Terminal Injured on Job?

Dulles, VA (WorkersCompensation.com) – The extended premises doctrine in Virginia means that employees injured on their way to the workplace from an adjacent location may, depending on the circumstances, have a compensable injury. A case […]