Terms of Worker's Settlement Barred Claim for Additional Benefits

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that a public school employee could not demand additional benefits under the terms of the settlement she had entered for her injuries from a workplace accident. Case: Giles v. Prince George County Public Schools, No. 0288-18-2, 01/08/2019, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Jamica L. Giles worked for Prince George County Public Schools. She suffered multiple injuries in a workplace accident in September 2016. Giles filed several workers’ compensation claims, which she later agreed to settle. The terms of the settlement awarded Giles $65...