Insights — Virginia Workers' Compensation Guidance

Insights

Workers’ Compensation Wage Replacement (Temporary Total or Temporary Partial)

When you get hurt at work and can’t immediately return due to your injuries, how much will you be paid a week?

By Brenda Moses · September 2017 · 1 min read

The Two Year Filing Deadline with the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission

When you get hurt at work, your employer is supposed to notify the workers’ compensation carrier, and the carrier is then under a legal obligation to report the injury to the state agency that oversees workers compensation claims and disputes - the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission.

August 2026 · 1 min read

Your Rights

Do I Have to Talk to the Nurse Case Manager

The short answer is “no.” However, the better response is a more balanced approach.

August 2026 · 1 min read

Filing a Claim

Where are the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission Offices Located?

The main office for the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission is located at 333 E. Franklin Street, Richmond, VA 23219 (877-664-2566).

August 2026 · 1 min read

Denied Claims

My checks stopped! What do I do now?

Having the wage replacement checks that you are relying upon stopped by the workers compensation carrier can be a crisis.

August 2026 · 1 min read

Your Rights

What Happens at an Independent Medical Examination?

The carrier (or their defense counsel) can schedule an Independent Medical Examination (IME) for a variety of reasons, including questioning your ongoing care and what is needed for that care, whether your symptoms are related to your work injury, whether you are cleared to return to work and at what level of work (full duty v. light duty), or for any other medical question they have.

August 2026 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

Permanent Partial Disability Benefits (an Impairment Rating)

If you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) and still have difficulties with range of motion and strength, you may be eligible for permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits.

December 2021 · 3 min read

Your Benefits

How Long Can I Get Paid Under Workers Compensation?

With an established workers compensation case, and with your authorized treating physician continuing to say you are either totally or partially disabled from work as a result of your workers’ compensation injury, you can be paid up to 500 weeks of wage replacement benefits.

June 2020 · 1 min read

Your Rights

Getting A Second Medical Opinion

There are often times when injured workers disagree with their treating physicians, or simply want another doctor’s opinion before having treatment that concerns them, such as surgery or invasive testing.

April 2018 · 1 min read

Your Rights

What if my boss asks me to do a job I can’t do?

If you are working under light duty work restrictions and your employer asks you to do something that would violate your restrictions, remind your employer of them.

February 2018 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

IF I Settle My Workers’ Compensation Case, can I Still Keep My Lifetime Medical Benefits?

This is a common question from people who want to settle their workers’ compensation claim but would like to keep their lifetime casually related medical coverage in case they need care later.

January 2018 · 1 min read

Your Rights

Should I Apply for FMLA When Out on Workers’ Compensation?

Yes. Workers’ compensation pays wage replacement benefits but doesn’t protect your job.

October 2017 · 1 min read

Filing a Claim

What Types of Accidents and Illnesses are Covered by Workers’ Compensation?

When you are hurt at work in an accepted case, you are entitled to receive payment of benefits for an “injury by accident” or an “occupational disease.” To be covered, an “accident” must (1) occur at work or during a work-related function; (2) be caused by a specific work activity; and (3) happen suddenly at a specific time (most injuries incurred gradually or from repetitive trauma are not covered, although diseases caused by repetitive trauma may be covered).

September 2017 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

What is Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI)?

You may have heard your physician mention maximum medical improvement (MMI).

May 2017 · 1 min read

Your Rights

How do I get a doctor?

After you report your injury (and it is an accepted injury) the employer or carrier is supposed to offer you a panel of three physicians.

April 2017 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

Workers’ Compensation Mileage Reimbursement

With an established workers’ compensation claim, you are entitled to mileage reimbursement for your medical treatment.

March 2017 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

When I am out of work, what happens to my health insurance?

Healthcare is a big issue, and with the high cost of medical care, the need for healthcare is a serious one.

February 2017 · 1 min read

Your Benefits

What are Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)?

When your treating physician feels that you have reached maximum medical improvement (MMI) they may send you for a Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) to determine your permanent work restrictions.

October 2016 · 1 min read

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