If you injure yourself at work and are collecting workers’ compensation benefits, one piece of mail you want to receive less than a letter for jury duty is a Termination Petition filed by your employer’s workers’ comp. insurance company. What does a Termination Petition mean? What should you do in response to a Termination Petition? […]
Read MoreWhat happens if you are injured at work and not only are you unable to perform the job you were doing when you hurt yourself, your injuries also prevent you from working a second job that you held? In workers’ compensation, this is called “concurrent employment,” and if this applies to you, it’s important that […]
Read MoreThe coronavirus crisis has been so stressful, undoubtedly it has driven some people to drink and do drugs to deal with the anxiety. If you’re not working and you’re at home having a couple of drinks or smoking some pot, that’s one thing, but listen closely: if you drink or take drugs and then injure […]
Read MoreYou have injured yourself at work and the insurance company is denying your claim. You have contacted a firm which specializes in workers’ compensation law and you have a meeting with one of their lawyers. Here are 10 questions that we recommend you ask the lawyer at the meeting —and the answers you will get […]
Read MoreIf you have been receiving a weekly check for Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits, and a Judge issues a decision stopping your benefits, are you able to take any action which would allow you to receive a weekly check again? It depends on the type of decision that the Judge made in your case. We will […]
Read MoreIf you have injured yourself at work and cannot perform your job, you deserve the maximum amount of workers’ compensation benefits to which you are entitled. There are several things that you can do to increase the chances that the insurance company will accept your claim, or if not, the Workers’ Compensation Judge assigned to […]
Read MoreMost people injure themselves at work with the occurrence of one incident — they strain their back lifting a box, twist their knee pushing a cart, or tear the rotator cuff in their shoulder emptying trash. Sometimes, however, work-related injuries are caused gradually by the repetitive movements of a worker doing their job. Carpal tunnel […]
Read MoreYou injured yourself at work and are receiving workers’ compensation benefits, and then you find out from the insurance company that even though they issued an NCP in your case and are paying you TTD benefits based on your AWW, because the IME doctor said you have recovered from your injuries and sent you a […]
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Read MoreOne of the most interesting and “juicy” areas of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law involves the personal animus exception. The courts often have had to grapple with whether this exception applies, sometimes in cases in which employees have been murdered. The general rule in Pennsylvania is that a person is entitled to workers’ comp. benefits (or […]
Read MoreGetting injured at work and then losing your job – that’s a bad combination, but it happens to some people. If you are that unlucky person who suffered a work injury and are furloughed, laid off, or terminated by your employer, we’re here to explain the law to you. The COVID-19 crisis has required many […]
Read MoreNothing will stop your workers’ comp. benefits faster than getting convicted of a crime. Here are the ins and outs of Pennsylvania law with regard to the effect a conviction – or an arrest – will have on your workers’ compensation rights. Is My Employer Required To Pay Me Wage Loss Benefits If I Am […]
Read MoreWork injuries not only can have devastating effects on workers’ bodies – they can also wreak havoc on their minds. Suppose you are unfortunate enough to injure yourself at work – your neck, your back, your knee, or any other body part – and cannot perform your job. If the insurance company denies your claim […]
Read MoreIf you injured yourself at work before the pandemic, during the pandemic, or you get injured after the pandemic, you are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania – and you may be able to settle your case for a lump sum as well as payment for your medical treatment including continuing payments, if necessary, […]
Read MoreSeveral times a year, the highest court in the state, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, agrees to hear a case which presents important issues pertaining to workers’ compensation law. One such case, which the Supreme Court should decide by the end of 2020, involves a worker who was injured in a motor vehicle accident after attending […]
Read MoreOn May 12, 2020, the New Jersey Senate Labor Committee approved S2380. The proposed legislation creates a rebuttable presumption of compensability in workers’ compensation for essential workers who contract COVID-19. This means that an employee who is deemed an “essential worker” and contracts COVID-19 would be presumed to have contracted the virus at work thereby […]
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