Worker Wins Workers’ Comp for Accident While Driving Home
The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Appeal Board recently affirmed workers' compensation benefits for a computer technician who was injured in a motor vehicle accident. The issue [...]
Some Injuries Warrant Compensation from Third Parties
A person who is unable to work because of a job-related injury or illness in Pennsylvania is usually entitled to medical benefits and wage replacement [...]
What Is An Independent Medical Exam?
A Pennsylvania worker who suffers a workplace injury or illness may be entitled to benefits through the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation system. For many claimants, however, [...]
What Jobs Are Most Likely to Cause Injury, Illness?
Each day across the United States, workers are injured or become ill as a direct result of their jobs. We know that certain jobs carry [...]
Reinstating a Previous Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Claim
A Pennsylvania worker who suffers an injury or becomes ill as a result of his or her job may be entitled to compensation through the [...]
Worker Deaths Stagnant after Years of Decline
MSNBC reported, an AFL-CIO analysis found that on an average day in 2011, 13 workers suffered fatal occupational injuries while 137 workers died from a [...]
Determining Your Impairment Rating in a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Claim
A Pennsylvania worker who is injured or becomes ill on the job is entitled to workers’ compensation benefits assuming that all eligibility requirements are met. [...]