Category: Workers Compensation Q & A and News

An injury to a ligament in the knee can cause extreme pain and discomfort. The anterior cruciate ligament, or the ACL, is a ligament in the knee that connects the lower and upper leg bones. When this ligament becomes injured, your knee may give out, causing a loud popping noise….

Permanent scarring and disfigurement can cause physical discomfort and a financial strain in a time of increased stress. A worker, however, may be able to alleviate some of this anxiety. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act allows an injured worker to collect specific loss benefits for permanent scars and disfigurement. A “specific…

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…

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…