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No, filing a claim should not affect your job. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act protects you if you suffer a work-related injury or illness, including chronic pain conditions. You have the right to receive medical benefits for necessary treatment, as well as...
Employees who work with machinery must ensure they understand how to use each piece safely. There are considerable risks that come with many machines because of the moving parts. One of the risks they face is a traumatic amputation. A traumatic amputation occurs when...
Losing a limb in a workplace accident is a life-altering event that typically leads to extensive medical care and financial burdens. In Pennsylvania, workers' compensation provides crucial benefits to help individuals recover and adapt to their new circumstances. As...
People often associate work-related injuries with middle-age or older workers who earn a living via dangerous jobs. In fact, just about anyone, of any age, can suffer a workplace injury. Teens are often at greater risk of injury than adults – even in “safe”...
Car accidents are one of the most common ways that people get injured in the United States. They happen every single day, and they can lead to serious complications like traumatic brain injuries or spinal cord injuries. All it takes is one split second for life to...
Workers who develop injuries or illnesses caused by their jobs often need support in Pennsylvania. Employers typically have to provide workers' compensation coverage for all of their direct-hire workers. Injured and sickened employees can file a claim for benefits...
Some jobs require employees to use a ladder a lot. For example, painters, arborists, firefighters and power company workers may all use a ladder on a daily basis. Other jobs may rarely if ever require an employee to go up a ladder. Someone only does so to change a...
Power tools and work machinery can reduce the amount of physical labor required to perform a job. Professionals in manufacturing positions and those who work in construction may have to handle power tools and heavy equipment regularly. Those devices make their jobs...
Valued at over $2 trillion, construction is one of the biggest sectors in the U.S. economy. The industry provides a lot of well-paying jobs. Nonetheless, there are some drawbacks. On any list of dangerous occupations, construction work will be on there. What are some...
Workers often face unavoidable hazards on the job. In many cases, their employers are supposed to give them personal protection equipment (PPE). This keeps the workers relatively safe from hazards that they can’t otherwise avoid. A problem that sometimes comes up is...