If you are receiving workers’ compensation, it is possible that someday your case may end up in front of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ). If that occurs, you undoubtedly will have to testify. How you present yourself before a WCJ can mean the difference between winning and losing your case. The Do’s and Don’t of […]
Pennsylvania Heart & Lung Benefits Update On October 26, 2016, new legislation was signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolfe that extends Pennsylvania Heart & Lung benefits to a new class of employees. Under this new PA Law Heart & Lung, benefits will now be available to enforcement officers and investigators of both the Pennsylvania […]
If you are partially or totally disabled due to a work-related injury, your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation rate – the amount that you will be paid – is of critical importance. Despite this, most people have little understanding of what their compensation rate should be, and often simply accept that what the Workers’ Compensation insurance carrier […]
Workplace Back Injuries Work-related back injuries are one of the most common types of workplace injuries, accounting for approximately 1/3 of all work-related injuries each year. Back pain can be caused by a single event, such as slipping and falling, or lifting something that is too heavy. However, back pain can also be caused by […]
Get Medical Help for Your Back Injury One of the most common injuries seen in our practice is the back injury. People hurt their backs in auto accidents, slips and falls, trips and falls, industrial accidents and truck accidents, just to name a few. Sometimes the injury is catastrophic, immediate and easy to link to […]
Occupational Lung Diseases Case Summary Widow awarded lifetime benefits for death of her husband partially caused by an occupational lung disease: Attorney Ben Costello was able to obtain lifetime workers’ compensation payments for a widow whose husband died from a combination of work-related and non work-related diseases. The widow’s husband was a 63-year-old former machine […]
Our law office often receives phone calls from injured workers who have been contacted by an insurance adjuster asking if the injured worker would like to settle their workers’ compensation claim. In some cases, the adjuster will even make an initial settlement offer. These injured workers ask us whether they really need an attorney to […]
Lately, we have received several calls from Pennsylvania workers who have hit their head at work. In many of these cases, the individuals said they had slight headaches afterward, but felt their pride was more wounded than anything else. These workers wondered whether it was really necessary to report the injury to their employer, particularly […]
Learn What Personal Injury Attorney Can Do for You. People often wonder, or even ask, “what can a personal injury attorney do for me?” The ultimate answer is maximize your recovery and be there for you every step of the way during a difficult, confusing and unfamiliar process. Most people who are injured by the […]
Most people understand that one of the most basic requirements with a work injury is to report it to their employer. However, even when an injury is reported, problems can still develop with what was or was not said at the time the injury was reported, or even with what was or was not said […]
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