NEWPORT NEWS — The Newport News School Board on Friday filed a claim under the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Act on behalf of the schoolteacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student early last year.
Workers’ compensation stress claims can be, well, stressful. Both the employee who has filed the claim and the employer who must handle it experience frustrations. Also, stress claims (also called ...
On December 6, 2024, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation, S.6635/A.5745, to support employees facing job-related mental health issues. The law, which went into effect on January 1, 2025, will ...
Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Pender & Coward, the team representing the Newport News School Board in the Abby Zwerner $40 million litigation, has confirmed that the school board filed a claim for workers' ...
Workers' compensation rates are affected by several factors. Learn what workers' compensation covers, and how to calculate rates and meet requirements.