A garage door mechanic with a wife and young children injured his back and was subsequently terminated by the employer, allegedly for poor work performance. Attorney McNamara successfully claimed wage loss benefits despite the worker's termination from employment because he was assigned to perform work outside the restrictions imposed by his doctor.
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A teacher’s assistant helping handicapped children injured her back at work. The employer denied the claim for wage loss. While the claim was being docketed for hearing, she was released to light duty, but was unable to perform her pre-injury work with disabled children. In Virginia, an employee released to light duty who is not under an Award must prove that they have made a good faith effort to search for light duty work in order to recover wage loss benefits. The st… Read More
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