Q: Can the Ins Co tell the employer to stop the weekly paychecks without notifying you or your Workman's Comp atty?
The employer and Ins Co signed this agreement , which they wrote , Employer was to pay weekly check ,we asked two different attys if he should sign and was told go ahead . now last week pay ck was returned to our bank so our bank charged our checking acct , amt of ck and ret ck fee . Today we were told no check and Health Ins expires end of month . ??? We are devastated at the turn of events especially with our atty office stating he wasnt aware of it .Our atty didnt have time to talk to us so he had the receptionist to handle it . Feel so helpless .... atty receptionist said the employer and Ins co are messing with us . Can we do anything ?
A: Schedule an appointment with your attorney to discuss this. The employer can be penalized for late payments.
A: You signed an agreement for an award but was the award entered by the Virginia Workers Compensation Commission. You can call the Commission at 1-877-664-2566 to ask if your agreement was entered as an award. Also, you should contact your attorney to find out if an award was entered. If there is no award, then it up to your attorney to get you an award. You would need to talk to him about getting an "award" in your case.
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