Virginia Lawyers Weekly is pleased to present the next group of honorees in our program recognizing the leading lawyers in a ...

Virginia lawmakers can empower hundreds of thousands of state and local government workers to unionize and bargain collectively over wages, benefits, and working conditions. Doing so will help make ...

Beginning January 1, 2026, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission will enforce new civil penalties for self-insurers and insurance carriers who fail to make required reports under Code of ...

Virginia employers are on track to get a big break at a time of economic stress as their already-low workers’ compensation rates are set to decline again.

Back injuries from lifting often come from simple tasks. You lift a box. You move a patient. You pull a pallet. Then you feel a snap, pull, or sharp pain. Sometimes the pain grows through the day ...

Injuries suffered by an employee on his way to work were compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act as his employer provided the transportation that ferried him to and from jobsites, the Court of ...

The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission is a state agency that serves all who are employed in Virginia, helping navigate claims and resolve disputes under the commonwealth’s Workers’ ...

Workers' compensation rates are affected by several factors. Learn what workers' compensation covers, and how to calculate ...

If you believe any injury you might suffer at work will be covered by workers' compensation insurance, you should hear Mike and Andrea Gentry's story. The Roanoke County parents of three have been ...