If you have recently suffered an injury at work or gotten diagnosed with a work-related illness, you might need to file a claim for workers' compensation benefits. Whether you had to call your health care insurance company to figure out why they wouldn't cover the...
A tingling sensation in your arms could be a sign of future work issues
Maybe you work as a welder at construction sites and have recently noticed a strange but not painful tingling in your arms before lunch and then again toward the end of the day. Perhaps you work in a factory, and you started to experience tingling when you grip,...
What happens to a factory worker too hurt to continue their job?
People working in manufacturing are at higher-than-average risk for a workplace injury. Statistics from 2019 indicate that 15% of all reported non-fatal workplace injuries and work-acquired illnesses involved someone working in manufacturing. Of those workers, about...
Who picks your doctor when you have a workplace injury in PA?
The relationship between you and your doctor is important, particularly when you’re injured and that injury affects your ability to work. Unfortunately, the workers’ compensation system in Pennsylvania gives employers the right to pick their injured workers’ treating...
Consider different payment arrangements for workers’ compensation
If you get hurt on the job, you may want to seek out workers’ compensation. One thing that many people don’t realize about workers’ compensation is that you may be able to seek a lump-sum payout instead of accepting weekly benefits. Lump-sum benefits work well for...