PHILADELPHIA AREA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER
How long can someone receive disability benefits?
Getting approval for disability benefits can provide a sense of relief. However, those who've successfully claimed them may wonder how long they’ll last. The answer to that question often varies. That’s because the length and severity of one’s condition can play a...
Workers have options if their compensation claim gets denied
Workers can often get insurance coverage from their employer if they get injured on the job. However, there may be some instances where their claim gets denied. When this happens, it can cause severe hardship for workers and their families. That's because they may be...
Top 5 reasons for workers’ compensation claim denials
Although construction and warehouse workers experience more injuries than office workers, work injuries can occur in virtually any Pennsylvania industry. From torn ligaments and back spasms to carpal tunnel, you may qualify for workers’ compensation if your injuries...
The ‘other’ fatal 4 construction workplace hazards
Many people are familiar with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) “Focus Four” workplace injuries, which include falls, struck-by accidents, caught-in-between accidents and electrocutions. Falls are the most common cause of construction injuries...
High heat can make for hazardous working conditions
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has not published specific steps that employers must take to protect workers from heat stress on hot days. OSHA does, though, have a General Duty Clause that applies to protect workers in Pennsylvania from working in...
Lead exposure in the workplace
Employers in Pennsylvania have a duty to protect their workers from inorganic lead exposure. OSHA's lead standards cover general industries as well as construction sites and shipyards in particular. Most workers are exposed to this material by inhaling lead-containing...
Will workers’ compensation cover your job-related injury?
When you experience an injury in the workplace, you may not understand what to do next to put the pieces back together and move forward. You know that your Pennsylvania employer has workers' compensation insurance coverage, but how can you know if you have grounds for...
Hearing protectors can keep workers with hearing loss safe
A wide range of industries in Pennsylvania are seeing an increase in the number of employees with some form of hearing loss. Such employees are at a higher risk for injury because they have difficulty communicating and hearing alarms and other warning sounds,...
How companies can better comply with OSHA rules
There were 23,282 severe injuries reported to OSHA between January 2015 and April 2017. However, the true number of severe injuries during that period may be much higher according to the former assistant secretary for OSHA. Companies in Pennsylvania and elsewhere may...
OSHA releases hot weather reminder for employers
Pennsylvania companies have a legal obligation to provide employees with a safe place to work. That means heeding regulations published by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, among other requirements. OSHA has issued reminders for companies that have...
