By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefThe Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (WCC) this month launched a pilot alternative dispute-resolution program to try and reduce the number of single-issue injury claims that get scheduled for hearings and then settled at the last minute, commission officials said Thursday.The program, which got started on Oct. 9, will operate in tandem with the commission's formal mediation program, which is now used in about 600 cases a year and covers a full range of issues in claims disputes.The new Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Pilot Project ...
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