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. ...
How do you decide if a Compromise and Release amount is enough?
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...
Your strong work ethic could lead to cumulative trauma
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...
3 ways workers can be exposed to toxic materials
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...
Key facts about workplace burn injuries
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...
Mistakes in dealing with employers after a work accident
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'...
3 ways a workplace head injury can lead to the end of your career
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...