The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act provides a legal framework to compensate injured workers for job-related injuries. It was designed to ensure that workers and their families are properly cared for and compensated following workplace injuries.

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Simms v. Ruby Tuesday, Inc., Supreme Court Record No. 091762 (January 13, 2011).
Mottram v. Fairfax County Fire & Rescue, 263 Va. 365, 559 S.E.2d 698 (2002).
Bennett v. Corestates Bank of Delaware, Supreme Court Record No. 980391 (November 23, 1998).

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A flight attendant sustained sudden, permanent loss of hearing

A flight attendant sustained sudden, permanent loss of hearing as a result of change in cabin pressure that occurred during ascent of an aircraft. The insurer denied the claim on grounds that it was a gradual, cumulative injury resulting from repetitive trauma and therefore, not covered under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act. The employer also asserted alternatively that the claim was barred by the flight attendant’s willful misconduct because she flew with… Read More

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