Author: Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C.

Steve: I am often asked what are Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits are and injured workers’ are often not sure what benefits they are really entitled to. The Workers’ Compensation system is not a lawsuit against your employer. Rather, what it is is an administrative process, with the Workers’ Compensation Judge…

TO:  ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________   Patient Name:  _____________________ Date of Birth:  _______________       SSN:  ________________ Address: I authorize the disclosure of all protected medical information for the purpose of workers’ compensation proceedings. I expressly request that all health plans and all health care providers identified above disclose full and complete…

The application requires you to provide personal information regarding your address, age, marital status, and children, and requests various documents and background information about your work history and your medical condition. You will be asked to provide a list of the employers you have worked for over the past 15…

Prior to the recent amendments to the Workers’ Compensation Act, a doctor, hospital, or other medical provider who provided treatment to an employee who suffered a work-related injury, was free to charge any fee they wished, without limitation, as long as the treatment related to the work injury. Further, the…

If you are injured in an motor vehicle accident or involved in an accident which involves the “use or maintenance” of a motor vehicle while working for your employer and become disabled due to the work injury, you may be entitled to not only workers’ compensation wage loss benefits, but…

A conversation with Ron and Steve about workers’ compensation benefits has been posted to our website at www.pa-workers-comp-lawyers.com. Read this informative interview for information on: The characteristics of a good workers’ compensation lawyer What are workers’ compensation benefits Common mistakes made by injured workers when first injured, and how to…