Here are a few of the steps you should follow to best protect your right to benefits under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act after you are injured at work. 1. Report Your Injury Immediately Under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act, an employee has up to 120 days to report an injury. However, failure to report […]
If you drive from place to place for your job, strongly consider electing wage loss benefits under your personal auto insurance policy. At one time, everyone in Pennsylvania had to cover themselves with a minimum of $5,000.00 in wage loss benefits. However, that is no longer the case and you must now elect to cover […]
Ever since the Coronavirus (COVID-19) has become an everyday factor in our lives, we have received a number of questions regarding the interplay between Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Workers’ Compensation. Because the virus is so prevalent in the general population, workers’ compensation insurance carriers are very likely to deny claims for worker’s compensation based on contracting […]
Hiring an Attorney Think about it. What do you do when shopping for an automobile? Well, if you don’t tell the salesman exactly what you want and what you expect from your automotive investment, then you are not going to get what you pay for. Shopping for a lawyer is much like that. When hiring […]
The Weekly Maximum Workers Compensation Rate in Pennsylvania for 2020 is $1,081.00. If your average weekly wage falls between $1,621.50 and $810.76 you will receive 66 2/3% of your average weekly wage in Workers’ Compensation benefits. If your average weekly wage is between $810.75 and $600.56 you will receive $540.50 per week in Workers’ Compensation […]
Don’t Have your Workers’ Compensation Claim Denied One of the most stressful and difficult situations that you can encounter following a work related injury is to receive a denial of your claim for Workers Compensation benefits from your employer or their insurance carrier. Often, we receive calls from people who are seriously distressed after they […]
In June 2017, a significant decision was issued by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that will benefit numerous injured workers in Pennsylvania. Through this decision, the Supreme Court has struck down a provision under which insurance carriers were able to limit the receipt of workers’ compensation benefits for the vast majority of injuries, even if […]
DO I NEED AUTO INSURANCE? Everyone who owns a motor vehicle is required to carry at least minimum auto insurance coverage in Pennsylvania. This is mandated by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law (PMVFRL). The PMVFRL requires everyone to carry liability limits of $15,000.00 per person and $30,000.00 per occurrence, and at least $5,000.00 […]
Why the PA State House Bill 18 is bad for Pennsylvania. With the new legislative session that began in January of this year, a bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that is essentially a new but somewhat more limited version of old legislation that narrowly failed. Unfortunately, this present bill seems to be […]
10 DO’S & DON’TS OF TESTIFYING IN COURT 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 […]
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