Evidence that an auto dealership employee’s movements were “unusual and awkward” as he attempted to duck under a garage door that was in the process of closing supported the Commission’s findings that he was entitled to workers’... Read More

Again indicating that Virginia’s “actual risk” doctrine results in the denial of claims in which an employee sustains injuries in a fall in an unobstructed hallway or on steps located in the employer’s premises unless the claimant... Read More

An experienced plumber, who sustained a knee injury when he stepped from the rear door of his service van did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of the employment, held a Virginia appellate court. Applying the state's "actual... Read More

A Virginia appellate court affirmed a determination by the state's Workers' Compensation Commission denying workers' compensation benefits to a public school security officer who sustained injuries in a fall on school property during a windy... Read More

Stressing that the convergence of time and place are insufficient to support a compensable injury in Virginia, a state appellate court affirmed the denial of workers’ compensation benefits to a municipal utility worker who sustained back and leg... Read More

Continuing its stance within the minority of states that refuse to provide a presumption of compensability in cases in which a worker suffers fatal injuries in an unwitnessed accident, a Virginia court has affirmed the denial of death benefits to the... Read More