Pennsylvania Appellate Court Considers Complex Case Involving Workers’ Compensation & Unemployment Benefits
In a recent case decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a work injury victim had her unemployment benefits reinstated despite claims by her employer that she could have returned to work and committed alleged “willful misconduct” by refusing to accept a promotion after the injury....
Recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ruling Limits Subrogation of Workers’ Compensation Claims Against Negligent Third-Party
Workers’ compensation coverage offers a sense of security to workers across Pennsylvania. However, these claims can quickly become marred by procedural complexities and conflict with the insurance company – as in a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court case...
Driver Injures Four Construction Workers in Pennsylvania Turnpike Crash
Can you receive workers compensation or a personal injury settlement for the work related death of a loved one?
A motorist injured four construction workers in an early morning crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the Bensalem Interchange. The driver was killed during the crash. One worker was taken by ambulance...
Seasonal Employees Injured on the Job Deserve Full Benefits
During the summer months, many employers in Montgomery and Bucks Counties hire temporary, seasonal employees. Though these employees are only at their posts for a limited amount of time, in Pennsylvania, the workers’ compensation laws that apply to full-time employees usually also apply to them.
If...
How to Handle a Work-Related Injury That Was Caused By A Third Party
People who suffer work related injuries that were caused, at least in part, by someone other than your employer may have a viable personal injury claim as well.
Some examples include:
• While driving a company owned vehicle...
Work-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries Could Create Lifelong Limitations
Each day, Americans sustain traumatic brain injuries in their homes, on the roads and in the workplace. These serious injuries result not only in physical disabilities, but cognitive loss and personality changes. While many tissues in the body can recover from injury, brain...
Nurse Receives Workers’ Compensation Benefits for Occupational Asthma
Nancy Little worked as a full-time registered nurse at a Pennsylvania hospital until the floor wax they used caused such severe asthma that she was unable to perform her duties. Although she recovered and...
Former Pittsburgh Steeler Wins Workers’ Compensation Claim
If a worker is injured on the job, he or she is usually eligible for partial or full disability payments – depending upon the nature and extent of the injury. For former Pittsburgh Steelers center Chukky Okobi, his six years with the...
Employee Robbed at Work Granted Reconsideration of Workers’ Compensation Claim
An employee who was brutally attacked on the job but denied workers' compensation will get another chance to have her claim considered by the Worker's Compensation Appeal board, thanks to a ruling by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.
Pamela Murphy...
Nursing Employees At Risk for Workplace Injuries
In Pennsylvania, hospital workers are injured on the job every day. In fact, nursing employees seem to suffer more back injuries than construction workers. The Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more than 35,000 back and other injuries each year, severe enough for nursing employees...