Comments on: Feet hurt from “repetitive walking?” Claim compensation https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/feet-hurt-from-repetitive-walking-claim-compensation/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:55 +0000 hourly 1 By: Anonymous Attorney https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/feet-hurt-from-repetitive-walking-claim-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-160067 Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30147#comment-160067 When I did worker’s comp in Virginia, “repetitive” wasn’t “compensable”, i.e., something you could get paid for. So claimants just invented a sudden pop or sudden pull that they could then overlay on an otherwise-repetitive injury like sore back or shoulder. I always imagined the lawyer-client meeting went like this:

“I got hurt at work. I just used my back so much it started to hurt.’

“Well, you know, you can’t get paid for that. The law only allows payment if there’s a sudden injury. So let me ask you. Was there a sudden injury?”

“Oh, yeah. I guess there was.”

]]> By: LTMG https://www.overlawyered.com/2012/05/feet-hurt-from-repetitive-walking-claim-compensation/comment-page-1/#comment-160048 Thu, 31 May 2012 13:30:51 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=30147#comment-160048 What’s next? Repetitive sitting? Repetitive leaning on a shovel? Repetitive socializing during work hours?

]]>