Your career was heading the right direction and your life felt like it was fully on track -- and then an accident changed everything. In seconds, life as you knew it was over. You’ve been left with chronic back pain from compressed nerves in your back,...
Workers' compensation insurance goes a long way in relieving the stress of injured employees in Pennsylvania. However, workers’ compensation also prevents employers from having to pay injured workers out of their own pockets. This makes it mutually beneficial in many...
When you were leaving work, you noticed that the ground was slick. You let your employer know, and they told you to be cautious until they could get the area cleaned up. The next day, you came in again and noticed that the floor still wasn’t cleaned. You asked about...
Amputations are some of the most horrific workplace accidents possible. They can permanently impact someone's quality of life and career prospects. Depending on the industry and what caused the amputation, it's possible that losing a limb could also cost someone their...
You were working with your team when one of them made a devastating error. An item being lifted over your heads came loose, and it came crashing down so fast that you couldn’t get out of the way. You and two other colleagues ended up with serious injuries including...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) may be one of the least understood benefits available for American citizens. People don't understand what it takes to qualify for benefits, and they don't readily understand the different kinds of benefits available, which...
Nurses have long been essential workers in Pennsylvania and throughout the U.S. The sheer nature of their work puts them in constant danger of injury and illness. When nurses are injured or ill, workers’ compensation benefits may be needed. Mitigating the inherent...
Mesothelioma - the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos - continues to take a toll on workers. A major part of the problem is that victims may not develop symptoms for decades. The long period between exposure and disease makes proving a mesothelioma case...
One of the primary objectives of working a job, other than the sense of purpose that an occupation provides, is to earn income and benefits that allow an individual to support themselves and their family. For a tiny percentage of workers, their job will result in a...
Diabetes is a fairly common disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), roughly one out of every 10 Americans suffers from the condition in one form or another. For the most part, merely having diabetes isn’t enough for the Social...