Blog Category | Workers compensation
Can You File a Personal Injury Claim for a Work-From-Home Accident?
If you have been injured while working from home, your first thought may be to file a workers’ compensation claim. This will allow you to recoup medical expenses, wage replacement, and permanent disability benefits. Under some circumstances, you may be entitled to compensation from a third party under a personal...
Read MoreInjuries on Your Way Out of Work in Harrisburg, PA: Does Workers' Comp Cover It?
Most workers know that workers’ compensation generally covers an injury on the job floor. But what about an injury that happens in the parking lot, on the stairwell, or just outside the building at the end of a shift? For Harrisburg-area employees leaving offices along Market Street or heading out...
Read MoreWho Is Liable If You’re Injured While Using Company Equipment at Home?
During the pandemic, the number of individuals working from home tripled. While the flexibility of working from home was appealing to employees who had a long commute or family obligations, it brought about new legal complexities. Workers’ compensation insurers had to discern whether employers could be found liable for injuries...
Read MoreDocumenting a Workers’ Compensation Claim at Home
Workers’ compensation provides coverage for lost wages, medical bills, and permanent disability benefits. While you may feel that filing a workers’ compensation claim for an injury at work is complicated, the process is only more complex when submitting a workers’ compensation claim as a remote employee. If you have been...
Read MoreCan Remote Workers Receive Workers’ Compensation?
Workers’ compensation is employer-provided insurance that provides wage replacement, coverage of medical expenses, and permanent disability to injured or ill employees. You are entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if you have been injured on the job or have experienced an occupational illness. However, there is some confusion on how workers’...
Read MoreCommon Causes of Injuries on Construction Sites
In a recent year, over 173,000 nonfatal injuries were reported in the construction industry. Construction is plagued with a host of risks, including unstable scaffolding, unsafe equipment, and failure to take proper safety precautions. Appropriate measures can avoid the majority of these injuries, although employers often fail to take notice...
Read MoreWhat Benefits Am I Entitled to under Workers’ Compensation?
Employers are required to carry workers’ compensation coverage on their employees in Pennsylvania. This means that if you are injured on the job, you can seek just compensation that covers your reasonable and necessary medical expenses as well as a specific percentage of your lost earnings through a workers’ compensation...
Read MoreIs There a Waiting Period Before I Can Receive Cash Benefits?
In Pennsylvania, you will face a waiting period before you can begin receiving cash benefits through workers’ compensation. You’ve been injured on the job and may already be facing mounting medical bills and lost earnings, which makes time of the essence. Beginning the claims process as soon as you recognize...
Read MoreWhat is The Worker’s Compensation Claims Process?
If you’ve been injured on the job, you’re covered by workers’ compensation insurance and are entitled to specific benefits. The claims process, however, is exacting, and too many claimants walk away with fewer benefits than they deserve. Working closely with an experienced Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney can help to ensure...
Read MoreWere You Injured on the Job at an Off-Work Site?
If you’re injured at work, you’ll look to workers’ compensation to cover your losses, which is complicated enough. If, however, you’re injured while you’re on the clock but aren’t at the job site, the matter is that much more challenging. Having an experienced Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney on your side...
Read MoreHow Does Workers’ Compensation Work for Remote Workers? Does Your Employer Cover Medical Bills?
Workers’ compensation is designed to protect both employers and employees – and to balance their rights in the process. If you are injured on the job at your worksite, you are covered by workers’ comp, and if your claim is successful, your medical bills – for necessary treatments, tests, and...
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