Unfortunately, painful and debilitating nerve injuries plague thousands of workers across the United States. Many factors can cause nerve damage, such as repetitive stress injuries from your job or a workplace accident. Suffering from a nerve injury can be disruptive…
Pennsylvania requires most employers to carry sufficient workers’ compensation insurance to provide benefits to injured workers. To determine the appropriate amount of insurance, Pennsylvania insurance companies use classification numbers to group together similar types of jobs and industries. These classification…
Many people have questions about workers’ comp vs occupational accident insurance. Likewise, they may have heard of OSHA, but not know what it is or does. Since 1915, Pennsylvania has required certain employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance policies to…
Work injuries can have devastating impacts on people’s ability to work and provide for their families. They can cause uncertainty and, in some cases, lead to lifelong disability. Many people who suffer work injuries have many questions about what to…
A work injury can strike anyone at any time. In 2021, Pennsylvania had approximately 138,400 cases of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses across all industries, according to the most recent data published by the Center for Workforce Information and Analysis….
Many doctors chosen by the insurance company have done hundreds and maybe thousands of IME evaluations for workers’ compensation insurance claims. They do not work for the insurance company, but they may try to coerce patients into disclosing information that…
Workers’ compensation can be complicated, but it should not be. Filing a claim should be an easy process for employees, and the employer should assist in any way possible. The most important thing to remember about a workers’ compensation claim…
Unfortunately, there are many crooked, dishonest, or plainly bad workers’ compensation attorneys out there. Some may be too inexperienced to admit it, and others may not be working for the right reasons. A good workers’ compensation attorney will always have…
When an employee is injured on the job, they have two options for receiving financial assistance. The first is workers’ compensation, a state-mandated insurance policy given to employees to help cover medical expenses and wages while recovering from a workplace…
Following a serious workplace injury, employees who receive workers’ compensation are likely to be out of work for an extended period of time during recovery. Once a claimant’s recovery process is completed or near completion, those without serious disabling injuries…