How Do I Calculate Average Weekly Wage: Virginia Workers’ Compensation
How Do I Calculate Average Weekly Wage: Virginia Workers' Compensation Been injured on the job? Confused by all the legal terms and paperwork you need to complete after an on the job injury? Trying to figure out your Average Weekly Wage (AWW) and have no idea what...
Virginia Workers’ Compensation: What’s Important to Know?
VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION: WHAT'S IMPORTANT? If you’ve been injured on the job, there are some important things you need to know to help avoid running into snags with the workers’ comp insurance carrier. For Virginia workers’ compensation, what’s important for...
I Was Injured And Need Money Fast!
Injured and Need Money Fast After an Accident! If you’ve been injured in an accident, either on the job or in a car crash, you may think you want to get your money quickly to pay for medical bills or household expenses. If you really want your money fast, you can...
What You Should Know About A Head On Truck Crash
What Everyone Should Know About A Head On Truck Crash Without a doubt, a head on truck crash is often devastating. You might think that head on truck crashes rarely happen. If you think that, you’d be wrong! Unfortunately, head on truck crashes involving heavy...
The 3 Rs of the Virginia Retirement System Disability
The 3 R's of Virginia Retirement System Disability Years ago, most anyone could have told you that the 3 R's of education are "reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic." Those subjects are still thought to be the foundations of education. In Virginia Retirement System...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) After A Car Or Work Accident
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that develops after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. PTSD is one of several mental disorders that can develop after exposure to traumatic events. These traumatic...
5 Ways Insurance Adjusters Reduce The Value Of Your Claim
5 Ways Insurance Adjusters Reduce the Value of Your Claim Adjusters at insurance companies get paid to deny or reduce the value of your injury claim. That's their job. If you get an adjuster on your injury claim who does his or her job well, your claim will likely...
Do I Have A Personal Injury Case?
How to Know if You Should Pursue a Personal Injury Claim? It's not surprising that a large percentage of injured people who call our law firm want to know whether or not they “have a case.” Whether they’ve been injured in a car accident, in a slip and fall, or because...
Can I Change My Workers’ Comp Doctor?
Changing Doctors: Understanding Your Workers Comp Claim Understanding your workers’ compensation claim is crucial in navigating the complex process of changing doctors. A workers’ comp claim in Virginia is a basically a formal request made by an injured employee to...
Big Truck Crashes
Big Truck Accident Crashes The trucking industry serves as an important part of the growing U.S. economy. It is also a necessary part of many businesses’ supply systems. In fact, more than 70% of all freight in the U.S. is transported by trucks. However, there have...
Harrisonburg Workers’ Compensation
Harrisonburg Workers' Compensation For 50 years, the Ritchie Law Firm has been helping injured workers’ with their Virginia workers’ compensation claims. Your workers’ comp team at the Ritchie Law Firm focuses on getting you the best medical treatment to help you heal...
Injury on Someone Else’s Property
What To Do After an Injury on Someone Else's Property? If you've had an injury on someone else's property, an understanding of Virginia premise liability law is crucial. Any time you visit someone else’s property, whether it’s public or private, you have the right to...
