Worker’s Compensation Benefits for Good Samaritans
Injuries at work are a common occurrence. You can be injured in any number of contexts including while you are actively engaged in your duties, while you are on break and even while you are preparing...
Shopping-Related Injuries: Who Is at Fault?
Thousands of personal injury claims filed in the U.S. annually are the result of injuries that have occurred during shopping expeditions. Although most of us do not view shopping as a dangerous activity, injuries that take place in stores, shopping malls and other...
Pennsylvania Announces Decrease in Workers’ Compensation Rates
Recently, the Pennsylvania legislature opted to offer employers a decrease in workers’ compensation policy rates, while available benefits for injured workers will remain the same. According to a recent announcement by Governor Tom Wolf’s office, workers’ compensation insurance rates will drop .90 percent for businesses statewide, creating a potential savings of nearly $20...
Injured Nursing Home Workers at Risk of Losing Jobs
A recent study revealed that nursing home workers who are injured are more likely to lose their jobs within six months. In fact, injured workers are two times more likely to lose than jobs than those reporting no injuries. Moreover, workers who...
The Danger of Weed in the Workplace
According to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, the use of marijuana is having an impact in the workplace. As the number of pot smokers rises, more employees and job applicants are testing positive in drug-screening...
Proper Training Prevents Injuries
Most individuals go to work every day expecting to work in a safe environment. Not only is this a normal expectation, it is a fundamental right of all workers. If they are denied this right, employees are more likely to suffer an injury or a...
Bureau of Labor Statistics on Workplace Injuries and Death
A couple of weeks ago, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released a preliminary report on work-related injuries and deaths; final data is scheduled to be released this spring. It is important to remember that such statistics are not merely abstract numbers -- they represent...
Workers’ Compensation Board Blames Negligence for Worker’s 40-foot Fall
Paralysis is one of the most severe workplace injuries an employee can endure, and is likewise compensated as such. In most cases, a paralyzed worker will be unable to ever return to the jobsite, a condition referred to...
Court Examines ‘Medical-Only’ Compensation Claim Case
What is a “medical-only” workers’ compensation claim?
In October, 2015, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court analyzed a pivotal injury claim case, leading it to distinguish between a “Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable” and a full award of disability benefits including lost wages – two concepts with vastly different implications for the injured, out-of-work claimant....
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Laws Make It Difficult for Those with Occupation Related Diseases to Recover
It is some times the case that work related injuries and diseases are easy to identify. For example, if someone falls off a faulty ladder at work and breaks an arm, it is pretty clear that this person’s injuries were...