The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act permits an employer to take a credit “for the payment of pension benefits to the extent funded by the employer directly liable for the payment of compensation.” For example, if the employer fully funded the injured York, Pennsylvania truck drivers’ Teamsters pension, the employer would…
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…
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…
Most injured workers do not realize that they have a right to have their workers compensation benefits reinstated merely because they were laid off work from their job by their employer. If you were working under restrictions from a work injury at the time of lay off, you are automatically…
If you are unable to return to your pre-injury occupation due to your work injury, but are physically capable of performing other light or sedentary work, your employer has the legal obligation of providing suitable alternative employment before your workers’ compensation benefits can be reduced. In order to satisfy this…
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…
When a Pennsylvania employee sustains a work-related injury, that employee may be entitled to wage-loss benefits. Wage-loss benefits compensate the employee for the loss of income due to injury, illness, or disease. The employee may be entitled to partial or full benefits, depending on the extent of the disability. Although Pennsylvania…
When a worker in Pennsylvania sustains a work-related injury, that worker may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits. Although a worker may be entitled to benefits, the employer or the insurance company may deny the claim. If a worker’s claim is denied, the worker can file a petition for a hearing….
Most Pennsylvania employers must purchase workers’ compensation insurance. Workers’ compensation ensures that employees receive medical treatment and compensation when they sustain a work-related injury. The law allows employers and workers’ compensation insurance companies to modify, reduce, or terminate workers’ compensation benefits when a worker returns to work or when the disability status…
