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Section 65.1-7 Of The Virginia Workers' Compensation Act: Do Recent Virginia Supreme Court Decisions Leave The Claimant In No-Man's Land?, P. Fritz Kling
Section 65.1-7 Of The Virginia Workers' Compensation Act: Do Recent Virginia Supreme Court Decisions Leave The Claimant In No-Man's Land?, P. Fritz Kling
University of Richmond Law Review
The Virginia Workers' Compensation Act provides compensation for employees injured by accident or as a result of occupational disease. An employee who claims an "injury by accident" need not show negligence or fault on the employer's part, but only that the injury was caused by an accident "arising out of and in the course of the employment."
Workers' Compensation For Disease In Virginia: The Exception Swallows The Rule, Elizabeth V. Scott
Workers' Compensation For Disease In Virginia: The Exception Swallows The Rule, Elizabeth V. Scott
University of Richmond Law Review
In the last fifteen years, "occupational disease" has become a household word. Thanks to "Sixty Minutes" and Ralph Nader, most Americans have been made aware of the hazards of coal dust, kepone, and vinyl chloride in the workplace. Numerous books have chronicled the plight of affected workers. A specialty in occupational medicine is now offered for physicians, who before had little or no training in recognizing work-related disease. In spite of this increased awareness, most occupational diseases still go unrecog- nized, both by physicians and by the legal system.