On behalf of Cullen Legal | Nov 25, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Nov 24, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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,...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Nov 16, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Nov 13, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Nov 2, 2020 | 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...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Oct 23, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
In an ideal situation, your boss would be just as worried about keeping you safe as you are. They would never do anything to put you at risk, and you would always feel like the two of you were working together to avoid injuries. Nothing, not even production numbers,...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Oct 19, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
When talking about worker safety, the focus is usually on the job site. For instance, with falls being a major cause of injury, people will focus on the use of ropes and harnesses on scaffolding, on the importance of choosing the right ladder and on the risks that...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Sep 30, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
A certain amount of physical discomfort is natural when you work a physically demanding job. Whether you provide custodial and maintenance services for a local business or you work on the line at an industrial facility, your feet, arms and back may be sore by the end...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Sep 26, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
When you chose a career, you may have purposefully avoided high-risk fields like construction or working on an oil rig. While workplace accidents are much more common in specific industries, seemingly tamer jobs can also cause life-changing injuries. Carpal tunnel...
On behalf of Cullen Legal | Sep 21, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
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...
