Most workers in Pennsylvania are covered by their employer’s insurance. Let’s look at some scenarios where workers’ comp benefits might be paid. Payments for Lost Wages Elizabeth worked at the local mushroom farm for several years with no problems. Then one day, she was seriously injured in a forklift accident. When doctors told Elizabeth she […]
Workplace safety has always been important. But when COVID-19 restrictions began, employers had to focus even more on keeping workers safe. As businesses begin to reopen, the focus on workplace safety during a pandemic is still important. We can refer to the OSHA guidelines to see how critical it is. Understanding COVID-19 and Workplace Safety […]
First responders put themselves at great risk to protect and keep us safe. The many hazards to which first responders are exposed causes them to suffer injuries for which they deserve workers’ compensation – without question. Although firefighters, police officers, and paramedics have different responsibilities, they often suffer similar types of injuries. According to the Bureau […]
As with any legal claim, the right to assert a workers’ compensation claim is limited. This is especially true of workers’ compensation claims where If you have been injured at work and denied either medical benefits or wage loss benefits, you must file a claim within three years of the date of injury. Workers’ compensation claims may be […]
If you are injured on the job in Pennsylvania, workers’ compensation benefits in the form of payments for lost wages, medical care, specific loss benefits, and death benefits are available. When is an employer required to begin paying workers’ compensation benefits after a work-related injury? Under the Workers’ Compensation Act, an employer and its insurance […]
In Pennsylvania, once a worker is injured on the job and his or her claim is accepted by his employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier, the injured worker should have no cause to pay for medical treatment. Instead, the doctor, hospital, or other medical provider is legally required to bill a workers’ compensation insurance company directly and may […]
Workers who sustain a job injury or a work-related illness receive benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. These benefits include medical expenses and, if a worker is unable to work, wage-loss compensation benefits until they can return. While recovering from an injury, an injured worker may have the opportunity to earn income from another […]
Powell Law has represented injured workers for 115 years and has a distinguished reputation throughout northeastern Pennsylvania for adhering to the highest standards in serving those injured on the job. When an injured worker in Pennsylvania establishes an entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits, i.e., “temporary total disability benefits” or TTD, the employer’s workers’ comp insurance […]
In 2018, Governor Wolf announced a set of opioid prescribing guidelines to assist health care providers in treating workers’ compensation patients. Highlighting the need for reform and the need to combat increasing opioid addiction, the guidelines include recommendations for the treatment of acute, sub-acute, post-operative pain, and chronic pain. Treating work-related injuries, as well as […]
Any Pennsylvania worker who suffers a work-related injury or who is diagnosed with an occupational disease and informs his or her employer, i.e., giving notice of this injury or condition, should expect that the employer will report this injury to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (PDLI) and the employer’s workers’ compensation provider. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act […]
