Harrisburg Worker Compensation Lawyers
History of the Law Offices of Katherine L. Niven & Associates, LLC
Katherine Niven, together with Thomas Cook, established the Law Offices of Cook & Niven in 1994. The firm was started to provide high quality representation to people injured at work or disabled and unable to work. In 2008, the firm was dissolved and Katherine began the Law Offices of Katherine L. Niven & Associates, LLC.
The Law Offices of Katherine L. Niven & Associates covers central and eastern Pennsylvania and is dedicated to treating our clients the way we would want to be treated. Former clients describe the law firm’s Harrisburg Workers’ Comp lawyers as confident, knowledgeable, polite, and prompt.
Harrisburg Worker Compensation lawyers make up the Law Offices of Katherine L. Niven & Associates, LLC. Workers’ Compensation law protects injured workers and pays their wages lost and medical bills related to their on-the-job injury. This law covers injuries and medical conditions experienced in the course of your employment.
In some cases, you may not require an attorney. If you file for Workers’ Compensation benefits, and the Bureau of Workers' Compensation grants you adequate benefits under the law, you may never need to contact Harrisburg Worker Comp lawyers.
Unfortunately, many of the firm’s clients require our diligent attention to overturn a denial. The Bureau denies people for various reasons, including but not limited to the following:
- Failure to report injury in a timely manner
- Failure to treat with required health care provider
- Lack of support from a health care provider relating your injuries
- Pre-existing conditions
It is important to report your Workers’ Comp injury to your employer immediately to begin the process of receiving benefits. If the Bureau denies your claim, you have the right under law to request a hearing before a Workers’ Compensation judge.
Social Security Disability benefits
The law may entitle you to Social Security Disability benefits if you paid Social Security taxes for at least twenty of the last forty calendar quarters and have a serious medical disability. The calendar quarters do not have to be consecutive. These benefits are only payable to adults who are unable to perform any type of job based on these considerations:
- Age
- Education
- Physical and mental limitations
- Skills
- Work experience
The Law Offices of Katherine L. Niven & Associates, LLC, are Harrisburg Worker Compensation lawyers and Social Security Disability attorneys. Discuss your case with the firm by calling us or emailing Harrisburg worker comp lawyers. The firm does not take new cases by email.
