Commission to Add Translators for Mediation After Legislative Report

Just days after a report by legislative analysts called for Virginia to provide translators for mediations, the state Workers' Compensation Commission has obliged. The commission announced last week that interpreters, already provided in hearings, would now be offered in mediations, which are the first step in the claims dispute resolution process. Effective Dec.17, “the commission will provide interpreters for non-English speaking participants in all forms of alternative dispute resolution and mediation proceedings, including orientation sessions, issue facilitations, issue me...