A Virginia appeals court has ruled that briefly hired subcontractors can trigger workers' compensation insurance requirements – even for the smallest contractors.

Effective January 1, 2026, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission began enforcing new civil penalties for failures to comply with required reporting obligations under the Virginia Workers’ ...

Court of Appeals affirms workers’ comp for injury during commute Employer arranged transport due to worker’s inability to drive Injury occurred in crash with drunk driver en route to job site Court ...

Virginia Court of Appeals affirmed workers’ compensation benefits for an injured construction worker, ruling that subcontractors’ employees counted toward the three-employee threshold required for ...

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 would void employee noncompetes for workers who are laid off without severance or other compensation, under a bill headed to Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) for her signature.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Public safety workers who suffer from severe, job-related cases of COVID-19 are being denied benefits. The Virginia General Assembly is trying to change that but the version of ...

Workers’ compensation is available to anyone who has been injured on the job. Asbestos exposure in the workplace is the number one cause of mesothelioma. Whether you are currently working or you have ...