An injury that you suffer on the job will have a ripple effect. It will impact your co-workers, because it will disrupt their day and because they have to do their work without you. It will affect the company; they may need to arrange for accommodations so that you...
You may be in a difficult financial position by the time you decide to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. It may have been months since you worked, or you could have thousands of dollars in medical bills that you have no way to pay. ...
In Pennsylvania, workers' compensation benefits can come in many forms. People most frequently require medical benefits and disability pay, often a combination of the two. The more severe the injury or work-acquired medical condition, the bigger the total expenses...
Feeling a sense of dedication to your job is a sign of a strong work ethic. You may realize that your employer and your co-workers alike depend on you to be reliable and to give it your all. Being good at your job can lead to doing the same tasks week after week and...
Many individuals equate workers’ compensation with a single accident that causes an injury to a specific body part. Slipping in spills, for example, or lifting a heavy crate can lead to a serious injury that could take months to heal. However, there are numerous other...
Burn injuries can be devastating. They are incredibly painful when they occur, and damage caused in mere seconds can last a lifetime. When a worker is injured in this fashion on the job, it can alter everything about their future, from employment status to physical...
Accidents, by nature, are unexpected. While many of them happen when a worker tries something new for the first time, countless others occur amid an employee doing something they've done countless times. Pennsylvania law requires employers to maintain workers'...
Maybe you slipped on some wet tile and fell down the stairs. Perhaps you fell from scaffolding. You might have not fallen at all but rather got struck with equipment or materials. Suffering a traumatic brain injury (TBI) on the job probably means you have to go...
Many individuals who have a disabling injury that affects their ability to work find themselves forced to file for either Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) to support themselves -- or both. Ultimately, when you file your...
A lot of people joke about their jobs being a “pain in the neck,” but there may actually be more truth to that joke than they realize. This article will highlight the different types of neck injuries that are common in American workplaces. Some of these are...
