Workers’ Compensation

Every year, thousands of workers here in Pennsylvania suffer harm while on the job, ranging from acute physical injuries to long-term damage caused by wear or exposure. It is these people that workers’ compensation helps protect. After an on-the-job injury, however,...

After a work injury, there are many reasons why people don’t file workers’ compensation claims. Sometimes people are just cynical and don’t believe the system will help them. Others feel like workers’ compensation might be seen as somehow cheating the system and will...

Delivery drivers often rush to meet quotas. By hitting their goal and pleasing customers, they may put their own safety at risk. Injuries caused by an auto accident or a lifting mistake can keep drivers off the job. If you’re a delivery driver, you may wonder if...

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Pennsylvania workers’ compensation continues to function and cases are proceeding by way of telephonic settlements, hearings and mediations.  At the present time, telephonic hearings are anticipated to last through the end of April. ...

More people are working from home than ever before. We all know the old adage that most accidents occur in the home. When you spend your day working at home, that's even more likely to be where you suffer an injury.However, if you are injured while you're working at...

The Workers' Compensation Insurance Organizations (WCIO), an association of industry groups, has acknowledged this emerging and serious health crisis our country now faces, and the impact it will have upon workers' and employers. WCIO has authorized new methods for...

Hearing loss can sneak up on a person over time -- especially if it's caused by exposure to loud noise on a daily basis. Approximately 22 million people are exposed to noise at work every day that's significant enough to cause hearing loss. In fact, according to the...

A study that was published in 2017 in the National Safety Council's (NSC) Safety Health magazine captured how at least 13 million workers here in Pennsylvania and elsewhere throughout the United States experience potentially harmful chemical-to-skin exposure each...

All employees should have a safe place to work, and the employer is the entity that should make sure this happens. The safety plan that companies follow should include the equipment and protocols necessary to reduce the risk of worker injuries. There should also be a...

Physical therapy (PT) is often part of a person's healing process. People who have suffered injuries often require PT to help regain mobility they may have lost due to the injury. It's often necessary after surgery for that same reason. PT can also help ease the pain...