Workers' compensation provides benefits to employees for injuries they sustain on the job. If a worker qualifies for workers' comp, he or she can receive benefits for lost wages, medical costs and other expenses. However, residents of Pennsylvania and other states...
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Getting treatment after a workplace accident
Most Pennsylvania employers are required to carry workers' compensation insurance. If you are injured at work, you may be eligible to receive a financial award to help pay for medical bills and lost wages. Let's take a closer look at the process that you'll likely...
Manufacturing workplace injuries and workers’ compensation
The National Safety Council submitted a 2017 investigative report stating that 99.7% of manufacturing workplace injuries are non-fatal. These are injuries include sprains, strains, tears, cuts, lacerations, punctures, soreness, pain, fractures, bruises and contusions....
3 ways an attorney can help with your workers’ comp claim
You may not think you need an attorney after you’ve suffered a workplace injury. Your employer has probably given you everything you need to begin your claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Besides, can you really afford legal representation, especially if your...
What are the most common manufacturing-related injuries?
No matter what type of manufacturing work you do, that work can put you at risk. The tools that you use for assembly could also be the cause of injury. Lifting heavy machinery or products can strain your muscles. The repeated motions you perform on an assembly line...
What to do after you’re injured on the job
Having a job, or even better, a career can help secure or stabilize your financial future. What else comes with a job? Especially in labor-intensive industries, is the risk of injury. Whereas a white-collar worker may slip on a wet floor and injure their back or...
How to file a workers’ compensation claim
Injuries can be life-changing and when they happen at work, the process of dealing with them can be especially complicated. Whether you suffer a back injury from lifting boxes or discover a respiratory disease from toxic exposure, you may be able to get compensation...
When injured on the job, can I choose to see my own doctor?
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,...
Can I get fired for filing a workers’ compensation claim?
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...
Are delivery drivers eligible for workers’ compensation benefits?
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...
