Workers’ Compensation

Working in construction is inherently dangerous for many different reasons, but elevator shafts can prove to be a major hazard on a construction site. These shafts are usually open and go down several stories to the hard ground below. One wrong step or bad decision can send a construction worker falling to their death within […]

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What is a Nurse Case Manager/Rehab Nurse? If you’ve been on workers’ compensation, either getting medical benefits, wage loss benefits, or both, you may have had some dealings with a nurse case manager.  A frequent question we hear is: “What is the nurse case manager there to do?”.  The answer is simple; the nurse case […]

There’s a misconception that most on-the-job injuries are sudden and traumatic. The reality? Many injuries form slowly over time, like repetitive motion injuries. In fact, repetitive motion injuries are among the most common injuries in the entire country. These can happen from overuse from someone doing the same motions, or sitting/standing in the same position […]

In 2011, the Pennsylvania Legislature implemented the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act.  The Act provided certain protections to injured workers and limited the situations in which an employer could hide behind designating an employee as an “independent contractor”. Under the Pa Workers’ Comp Act,  only workers designated as “employees” are eligible for workers’ compensation wage loss […]

You were hurt on-the-job. Your coworkers saw it. Even your boss knows it wasn’t your fault. So why was your claim for workers’ compensation denied? Do you have any hope left of getting the benefits you know you deserve? Not everyone who deserves workers’ compensation gets approval for the necessary benefits. Entirely too often, a […]

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Three Views of Workplace Falls A reference librarian needs a book from the top shelf of the west archives. She doesn’t notice that the rubber tread of the ladder is coming loose at one end. As she reaches for the book, the tread gives away, and she tumbles to the marble floor, knocking the ladder […]

In almost every workplace, employees are at risk for a fall from a height. Sometimes the risk is limited to when an office worker climbs on a step stool to replace a light bulb or climbs a ladder to retrieve a box from a storage shelf. For other occupations—such as construction work—working high above the […]

Related Links: Injured Workers Often Make Critical Mistakes How to Know If You Are Covered by Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation “In cases where the injury or death is caused by intoxication, no compensation shall be paid if the injury or death would not have occurred but for the employee’s intoxication, but the burden of proof of […]