PHILADELPHIA AREA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER
Always follow your doctor’s instructions after a work injury
Suffering a work-related injury is never easy and is even more difficult when the injury is severe. Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation program helps injured employees face the medical and financial hardships that often arise after an injury. However, you have a part...
How do you pay the bills if you get hurt at work?
When people think of the cost of getting injured on the job, they often think about medical bills. Say you fall from a ladder. You need emergency crews to come with an ambulance and take you to the ER. There, they determine that you have a spinal cord injury and you...
Should you take a lump-sum settlement?
After you got injured on the job, you were offered a lump-sum settlement. You know that you don’t have to take it, but it’s tempting. You need money, after all, and you’d rather just get this finished. Should you take it? Every situation is different. A lump sum may...
If you lose a loved one in a workplace accident, do you get death benefits?
The moment that you find out that your spouse or someone you love has been killed in a work accident, you feel devastated. Not only have you lost someone important to you, but you now have to handle your home on a single income and try to put your life back together...
How to work safely on a roof
According to OSHA, 34% of all construction fall deaths are attributed to workers who fell from roofs. Ideally, employers in Pennsylvania and throughout the country will implement roof safety systems that can eliminate or minimize the risk of a fall or other types of...
Understanding Pennsylvania workers’ compensation basics
After a job-related accident, workers' compensation can be of significant benefit. However, it can also be very complicated. It can be difficult to find simple, straightforward answers to your questions about work comp because so many online resources target employers...
Why shouldn’t you keep working after a knee injury?
Many professions put workers at risk of knee injuries. Construction workers, plumbers, electricians, delivery drivers, warehouse workers, linemen, utility installers and a host of other individuals climb, bend, kneel and stoop in a way that puts pressure on the knees....
How soon after an injury can you think about filing for Social Security Disability?
Your career was heading the right direction and your life felt like it was fully on track -- and then an accident changed everything. In seconds, life as you knew it was over. You’ve been left with chronic back pain from compressed nerves in your back,...
Injuries covered by workers’ comp
Workers' compensation insurance goes a long way in relieving the stress of injured employees in Pennsylvania. However, workers’ compensation also prevents employers from having to pay injured workers out of their own pockets. This makes it mutually beneficial in many...
Falls: Are you working in dangerous conditions?
When you were leaving work, you noticed that the ground was slick. You let your employer know, and they told you to be cautious until they could get the area cleaned up. The next day, you came in again and noticed that the floor still wasn’t cleaned. You asked about...
