Workers’ Compensation

Many people, including employers, forget that Pennsylvania employers are required to post certain notices in their worksites so employees have access to and information about applicable labor laws. Go to the link below to see the various postings and to download one, or more. All notices must be posted in a conspicuous place so that […]

A disastrous lapse of judgment led to tragedy in Philadelphia in early June 2013. The routine demolition of a four-story commercial building in downtown Philadelphia became a catastrophe when the structure suddenly collapsed onto an adjacent thrift store. Workers and shoppers in the thrift store were buried in rubble; six people died. The incident brought into […]

You’ve probably heard already that you’re not allowed to sue your employer after you have been hurt at work in Pennsylvania. Having a workplace injury or occupational illness means that your medical bills will be covered automatically under Pennsylvania workers’ compensation rules. In exchange for the assured payment of your healthcare costs and a portion […]

When you suffer a workplace injury in Pennsylvania, your employer is required to pay your medical bills and give you a portion of your regular wages while you’re unable to work. In most cases, your employer will have purchased a workers’ compensation insurance policy for this purpose. Your boss pays a regular premium to the […]

Insurance companies that handle workers’ compensation benefits on behalf of Pennsylvania employers will sometimes resort to half-truths—and outright lies—in order to discourage injured workers from claiming benefits. Insurance company officials believe that many claimants are exaggerating their conditions in order to get “free money,” so they feel no guilt trying to cheat them in return. […]

It doesn’t have to be all-out war between you and the insurance company paying your Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits—but all too often, it feels that way. You recognize that you have to give up some control when somebody else is paying for your medical care, but the insurance company appears to want to regulate every […]

Under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law, employees are assured that when they suffer an on-the-job injury, their medical bills will be paid. In addition, they will receive partial wages if they are too disabled to work for an extended period. Part of the grand bargain of workers’ compensation is that employees are barred from suing their […]

For decades, the workers’ compensation law in Pennsylvania has had a significant loophole: the statutory employee defense. But a change in legal precedents last year has upended this area of the law. Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorneys (and their clients) are still grappling with the consequences. If you have been injured in a work related accident […]

When you’ve been injured on the job in Lancaster or suffer an occupational illness in Carlisle, the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation program is in place to protect you. Under commonwealth law, you are guaranteed that your employer will pay the medical bills for your job-related injury. If your injuries are so severe that you have to […]

Under Pennsylvania law, most companies—except a few of the largest—are required to buy insurance to pay out workers’ compensation claims. Some employers make the conscious decision to defy the law because they feel this insurance is unnecessary or too expensive. If you are unlucky enough to work for one of these employers, then you’re in […]