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Personal Injury During A Pandemic

July 10, 2020
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How To Protect Your Personal Injury Claim During A Pandemic If you’ve been injured in a car accident or have another injury caused by the negligence of someone else, there are some steps you need to take during this uncertain time to protect yourself and your claim.  Even though the coronavirus has closed many businesses…

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Virginia Retirement System Disability

June 18, 2020
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEM DISABILITY If you work for an employer such as a city, county, or town government, or a school system, or other entity that offers Virginia Retirement System Disability benefits, you may be able to retire on disability if you are not able to work.  If you…

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Virginia Workers’ Compensation Guide

June 1, 2020
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Everything You Need To Know About Virginia Workers’ Compensation Hopefully, you will never be seriously injured at work.  But if you are, here is a thorough guide to help guide you through the complex Virginia Workers’ Compensation process. Virginia Workers’ Compensation:  Who Is Covered? If you are a worker in Virginia, you are covered by…

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Rockingham and Augusta County Accidents Increase as State Opens Up

May 19, 2020
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Auto Accidents in Rockingham and Augusta Counties Increase as the Commonwealth Opens for Business On Friday, May 15th, Virginians enjoyed a lessening of the stay at home restrictions to prevent COVID-19.  While a lessening of the restrictions is likely good for businesses, it has had some painful consequences for drivers.  Since the state reopened, there…

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Virgnia Comp and Covid

Virginia Workers’ Compensation and Coronavirus

May 18, 2020
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How Does Virginia Workers’ Comp Affect Workers Who Contract Coronavirus The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is proving to be a challenge for workers in many ways. Not only do workers have to worry about having reliable childcare, now the pandemic also raises the possibility that they might get sick.  In some states, workers may be filing…

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Worker’s Compensation Video – Winchester Attorney

May 6, 2020
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Winchester Workers’ Compensation- Video Transcription Hi! My name is Bob Guntharp. I am attorney with the Ritchie Law Firm in Winchester, Virginia. I practice workers’ compensation law. It is interesting as we are making our way through this terrible COVID-19 pandemic that we’ve learned that the truly essential people in our society are the working…

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Nursing Home Requirements During COVID 19

Nursing Home Requirements During COVID-19

April 28, 2020
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Nursing Home Requirements During COVID-19 Even before the COVID-19 crisis, many nursing homes in U.S. were experiencing crises of their own caused by staffing as well as other issues.  Recently, nursing home facilities in and around Charlottesville, Virginia, including Envoy @ The Village, The Colonnades, and Sunrise Senior Living facilities. It was obvious from the…

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Coronavirus and Nursing Homes

April 27, 2020
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Coronavirus and Nursing Homes As the coronavirus continues to plague nursing homes nationwide, the Virginia Department of Health has been monitoring the outbreak in Virginia’s senior care facilities.  In our local area, the Accordius Health facility in Harrisonburg as well as Skyview Springs in Page County have reported new cases of COVID-19 and have begun…

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How Other Payments Affect Social Security Disability?

April 7, 2020
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How Other Payments Affect Social Security Disability? If you are approved for Social Security Disability benefits but are already receiving or have applied for other government benefits, you are probably wondering how those other benefits will affect your disability payments.  The truth is, Social Security has A LOT of rules about how much money you…

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Medical forms

April 1, 2020
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If you are interested in forms for appointing a Medical Power of Attorney or for an Advance Medical Directive, we have provided links for you below: Virginia_AD_Appoint_an_Agent_only Virginia_AD_Medical_Mental_End-of-Life_Healthcare_short

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