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 […]
Impairment Rating Limitation on Workers’ Compensation Benefits Found Unconstitutional
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 […]
Oppose PA State House Bill 18
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 losing your case. The Do’s and Don’t of […]
PA Heart & Lung Benefits Extended to New Class of Public Employees
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 […]
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Rates – 8 Things You Should Know
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 […]
Widow Awarded Lifetime Benefits for Occupational Lung Disease, Silicosis
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 […]
Should I hire An Attorney When Settling My Workers’ Compensation Case?
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 […]
Traumatic Brain Injury: An “Invisible Injury”
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 […]
How to Report a Workplace Injury
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 […]