Category Archives: Workers’ Compensation
Pennsylvania Transit Authority Cashier Wins Award of Benefits for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and a Bathroom Accident
Sometimes, when you’re hurt at work, it can be pretty obvious that your injury was work-related and that you potentially have a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. Other times, however, the facts surrounding your injury may not be so clear. Regardless of the details of your injury, if you’ve been hurt at work, you… Read More »
Flight Attendant Secures Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Award Despite Being on an Airport Shuttle Bus When Her Accident Happened
In employees’ workers’ compensation cases, there are certain commonplace and frequently used arguments that employers will deploy in an effort to succeed and avoid paying benefits. One of these is that the employee’s injury did not take place in the “course and scope of her employment.” That legal language means that the worker wasn’t… Read More »
Pennsylvania Court Upholds Award of Workers’ Compensation Benefits for an Employee’s Acupuncture Treatments
In your Pennsylvania workers’ compensation case, it is important to be aware of which kinds of treatments may entitle you to an award of benefits, and which may not. Specifically, it is important to be aware that a treatment doesn’t necessarily have to cure or permanently improve your medical condition in order to be… Read More »
Overcoming Your Employer’s Attempt to Terminate Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits
In a legal action, sometimes achieving success is about successfully preventing your opposition from doing what the law says they cannot do as part of their case against you. For example, when an employer seeks an order ending an employee’s workers’ compensation benefits, the employer cannot go back and re-argue the issues decided in… Read More »
Maintaining Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits, Even After Returning to Work
When you’ve been hurt at work, there are various different types of workers’ compensation benefits you can receive. One type of benefit is an award you can receive even after going back to work and is based upon the reduction in earnings you suffered as a result of your injury. When you are seeking… Read More »
Injured PennDOT Worker Wins Workers’ Compensation Benefits Award that Covers the Cost of His Massage Therapy
When you’re hurt at work, the injury you suffer could affect you in many ways. One of these ways is the considerable expenses that your injury may cause you to rack up. Sometimes, those services that you’ll need may involve physical therapy or rehabilitation. Other times, they might involve things like massage therapy. Regardless… Read More »
The Medical Evidence You Need to Succeed in Your Pennsylvania Claim for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
When you’ve been hurt on the job, you may find yourself in need of workers’ compensation benefits. If you need to file a claim for benefits, there are several things you need. One is compelling and persuasive medical evidence. Another is strong representation from an experienced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney. A recent ruling from… Read More »
Winning Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Case, Even if You Made Some Poor Decisions that Led Up to Your Accident
When you’re hurt on the job, the injury you suffer could have major negative impacts on your life. Because of that, an award of workers’ compensation benefits can be an important part of recovery from your injuries. Sometimes, you may be concerned that, if you made a less-than-perfect decision that played a role in… Read More »
How to Overcome the ‘Going and Coming Rule’ and Win Your Pennsylvania Case for Workers’ Compensation Benefits
There are many potential pitfalls that can await an injured worker who pursues a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. One of these pitfalls, if the worker is injured while on the road, is often something called the “going and coming rule,” which denies benefits to workers hurt while commuting to or from work. This… Read More »
How an Injured Construction Worker’s Persuasive Expert Helped Give the Worker a Successful Outcome in His Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Case
In any type of case, it obviously helps if you have evidence that is both very believable and persuasive. This includes the expert witnesses who give testimony in your case. Helping you in putting together a workers’ compensation case that is both compelling and convincing is one of the key benefits of working with… Read More »
