Workplace accidents happen all the time. While some workplace accidents result in nothing more than shock and minor bruises, others can lead to life-altering injuries. If you sustain a work-related injury, you may be entitled to compensation for your medical costs as...
Will workplace cameras help or hurt a workers’ comp claim?
When someone gets hurt on the job, workers' compensation benefits help protect them from financial hardship and also protect their employer from financial liability related to the medical condition. Every Pennsylvania company with employees carries workers'...
Teens have the right to a safe workplace – and workers’ comp
Many types of businesses depend on teen workers. However, they often don’t take the same amount of time to train them and teach them safety protocols as they do with their full-time employees. That can place them at higher risk of suffering an injury on the job. It’s...
Should you consider a lump sum workers’ comp payment?
Generally speaking, workers' compensation is meant to cover medical costs and lost wages. This can be paid in weekly or monthly installments, but it can also be paid as a lump sum. This is a process that is used in Pennsylvania and many other states. It is not an...
Traffic cones: Helping with safety or becoming hazards?
Traffic cone placement is very important, because a misplaced traffic cone can be dangerous for you and those around you. If you’re working in construction and have to be on the roads, a stray construction cone could quickly become a hazard if it’s hit and comes your...
Can you get workers’ comp if you were at fault?
You suffer a serious injury on the job. It needs medical care, and you're going to miss time at work. You decide that you're going to seek workers’ comp, and you let your boss know about your plan. To your surprise, your boss says that you can't actually seek...
Can your employer lie about the origins of your injury?
Workers' compensation insurance exists both to protect companies from liability and workers from poverty if they get injured or sickened on the job. Whether you throw out your back lifting boxes in a warehouse or cut off the tip of your finger using a meat slicer, you...
Have you been burned at work?
Depending on your role, you’ll be exposed to different safety risks every day. Both staff and employers should work hard to keep these risks to a minimum, but sometimes, accidents are just unavoidable. One of the more common types of injuries suffered in the workplace...
Can your employer call you a contractor to deny you workers’ comp?
Employers have certain responsibilities to their workers. They have to pay them a wage in compliance with the law and the agreement the company has with employees. They need to adhere to proper safety practices and to actively avoid discrimination and harassment in...
Can you get workers’ comp and Social Security retirement?
As people live longer, healthier lives, more of them remain in the workplace into their senior years. Many people even continue to do physically demanding jobs well into their 50s and 60s and beyond. However, employers often transition them into roles where they can...