
Who Pays For Your Work Injuries in Virginia?
After sustaining a work-related injury, you may be temporarily disabled to go back to work. The injuries can bring a lot of financial stress on the injured worker, especially if they do not have enough funds to cover their medical treatment and no personal medical insurance that will cover their treatment. In such cases, one of the common questions that arise is, who will pay for your medical bills for the injury you attained at the workplace?
Fortunately, under workers’ compensation Virginia law, the employer is responsible for paying for all the medical treatment that the worker needs. If you suffered an injury at work, you are also entitled to get compensation for the loss of income for the days you missed your work due to the injury. However, the procedure can be complex. This is wh...