Workers’ Compensation

Pennsylvania is filled with many industries and many jobs. On any given day, these workers may face job-related hazards that lead to serious and life-changing injuries. They may be unable to work for weeks, months and years; some, even permanently disabled. This makes...

While you have the right to claim workers’ compensation benefits if injured at work, that does not mean your employer will be happy about you doing it. Even though the reason they pay insurance premiums is to cover an employee who gets ill or injured, some employers...

Many workers assume that they can't seek compensation if they were at fault. If a worker knows that they made a mistake that caused their own injury, then they think that the company isn't going to cover the costs of that injury. The reason that people think this may...

A work injury after an accident is easy to notice. A work injury that slowly develops over years is something that you could easily ignore. However, a significant number of people with work-acquired medical issues have cumulative trauma rather than a sudden traumatic...

If you’re seeking workers’ compensation for a workplace accident, it’s important for you to know the truth about certain myths that you may have heard before. If you believe these myths, there is a chance that you will be surprised when you don’t get the results from...

For many people,  work injuries are a temporary hardship. They break their leg and need two or three months off of work to heal and then recover the strength and flexibility in the affected limb. They cut themselves and only miss half of a day because they need...

Anyone who has worked in a restaurant knows how easy it is to injure themselves while on the job. The kitchen staff goes through safety training to handle high-capacity ovens, sharp knives, open flames and heavy boxes. It's not uncommon to come home with minor burns,...

Firefighters have levels of stress that most of us cannot even fathom. Part of that comes from the sheer unpredictability of the job. They never know from literally minute to minute what they will be called upon to do – be at the scene of a fatal car wreck, put out a...

The company that employs you pays for workers' compensation coverage for you and everyone else that works there. If you get hurt at work or acquire a medical condition related to your job, you can claim benefits. Workers can potentially receive disability benefits if...

When construction workers get hurt at work, they typically have the option to pursue workers’ compensation coverage. Those working as subcontractors or contractors may not have an employer, and in those cases, they will need to seek personal injury claims rather than...