Blog: Workers' Compensation
- When can an injured worker receive a second medical opinion?
Oct 16, 2023
Ultimately, receiving proper treatment is crucial for keeping someone at work after they get hurt on the job. Thankfully, workers can usually count on Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits to help them afford proper treatment for a work-related medical condition. As such, an injured worker does not determine their own care plan. Instead, they must seek evaluation from a physician and then abide by that medical professional’s recommendations for treatment. Workers’ compensation claims may involve trauma...Read More - Risks of injury in a machine shop
Oct 13, 2023
Working in a machine shop is a job that demands precision, focus, and an understanding of the tools and machinery that surround you. Every day, countless individuals clock in at these workplaces, trusting in their training and the employer’s precautions to ensure their safety. No matter how experienced you are, the environment’s inherent risks make it essential for you and everyone else to be constantly vigilant. The primary responsibility for minimizing these risks falls on...Read More - 2 ways you can suffer shoulder injuries at work
Jun 27, 2023
Every industry has its share of occupational risks and hazards. One of the most common, yet debilitating, injuries you can sustain at work is an injury to the shoulders. Like most work-related injuries, shoulder injuries can diminish your movement and ability to work. If you sustain shoulder injuries at work or while advancing your employer’s interests, you may be eligible for financial restitution through a workers’ compensation program. How do shoulder injuries happen at work?...Read More - What parents and teens should know about workers’ compensation
Jun 26, 2023
If your teen has a part-time job during the school year, and maybe even a full-time job during the summer and long school breaks, you may not give much thought to them being injured on the job – especially if they’re working in what you might consider a “safe” environment, like a store or restaurant. They probably give even less thought to being injured – unless it happens. Teens are sometimes at even greater risk...Read More - Workers’ compensation for remote injuries
May 30, 2023
The question of whether remote employees are covered by workers’ compensation depends on various factors, including the jurisdiction and specific circumstances of the remote work arrangement. In Pennsylvania, workers’ compensation laws are designed to provide benefits to employees who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. If a worker is generally covered by workers’ comp insurance, it ordinarily doesn’t matter where they are when they suffer injuries. As long as their harm is work-related, it will likely...Read More - Partial vs. total disability benefits in workers’ comp claims
Apr 3, 2023
Disability benefits are an important safety net for workers who cannot perform their job due to an injury or illness. In Pennsylvania, the Workers’ Compensation program provides disability benefits, including partial replacement wages, to eligible workers. In Pennsylvania, disability benefits are provided through the state’s Workers’ Compensation program. Workers are either placed in a “partial” or “total” disability status while they receive benefits. Here’s what that means: Total disability benefits Total disability benefits are paid...Read More - Could your workers’ compensation claim be “red-flagged?”
Feb 5, 2023
You were injured at work, and you did everything that was expected of you: You notified your employer as soon as possible, sought emergency care when you needed it, followed up with a workers’ comp physician and followed their care plan to the letter. Why, then, is your workers’ compensation claim being fought? You may have simply raised a “red flag” in your employer’s mind that leads them to believe your claim isn’t valid. What...Read More - Will workers’ compensation cover repetitive stress injuries?
Dec 22, 2022
Workers and professions ranging from transportation to the culinary arts will have to do the same tasks at work every single day. Employers tend to treat workers like machines, when in reality, serving the same function daily for many hours will likely damage the human body. Factory workers and office workers, as well as many other employees, are at risk of developing repetitive stress disorders, also known as repetitive strain disorders, because of the work...Read More - Can your workers’ compensation be denied?
Dec 8, 2022
If you are hurt on the job, Pennsylvania laws allow you to pursue financial restitution through employer-sponsored workers’ compensation cover. The primary goal of these benefits is to pay for the resulting medical bill, lost income and other damages. Workers’ compensation can provide much-needed relief to a family that is dealing with the loss of income following the breadwinner’s injury or illness. Unfortunately, not every workers’ compensation claim ends in approval. Here are some of...Read More - Exacerbation and aggravation in a worker’s compensation claim
Oct 17, 2022
Getting into an accident at work can leave you laid up for weeks or months at a time. If it’s serious enough it can stop you from working altogether. If you suffer an injury at work you are entitled to make a claim for worker’s compensation under Pennsylvania law. Workers who already have a pre-existing injury or medical condition, however, may wonder if they can still claim those benefits when an accident makes their condition...Read More