According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), an estimated 4,764 fatal work injuries occurred across the country in 2020. Tragically, many of these employees left behind devastated family members who were forced to struggle with mounting medical bills,…
Insurance companies are supposed to pay your workers’ compensation check at the same frequency you get your normal wages. If you are paid weekly, you should get your workers’ compensation check every week. The same goes for claimants on a…
Although quarantine and social distancing regulations are in place so that the general public is kept safe from coronavirus (COVID-19) exposure, essential workers have been required to continue working. These workers play a vital role in maintaining public health and…
Occupational diseases can be severely debilitating and may affect not just your career, but also your long-term health. Diseases contracted in a particular work environment or through work-related activities may be compensable under workers’ compensation laws. In this article, we’ll…
Workers’ compensation litigation is not known for being an expedient process. For claimants awaiting claim and settlement resolution for their work injury, there are financial assistance programs available. The most common example of this in workers’ comp cases are settlement…
To start the workers’ compensation process, you need to report your injury or illness to your employer within 120 days of the incident. Then, your employer will report the incident to their insurance carrier and the Pennsylvania Department of Labor…
In the context of workers’ compensation, maximum medical improvement refers to when your condition has healed to the extent that it can. It’s essentially when your condition plateaus and the doctors don’t think additional medical treatments will help it improve…
As a general rule, your workers’ compensation payments will not just stop without reason. If they do, then you need to contact a workers’ comp lawyer right away to get this issue addressed. Your weekly check should keep coming as…
Some injured workers are shocked to discover that their employer or its insurance company has sent a private investigator to watch them or “conduct surveillance.” Although it may seem like an unfair violation of your privacy, this is legal under…
Your employer or their insurance company is supposed to provide you with all the medical treatment you need to get back on your feet after a work accident. However, there are situations where they simply do not do what is…