Workplace Accidents

In Pennsylvania, the workers’ compensation program allows injured employees to qualify for insurance coverage for medical care and lost income due to a workplace injury or illness. These financial benefits are available without requiring the worker to prove fault. However,...

Toxic exposure can lead to serious, permanent and even fatal health problems for workers in Pennsylvania. Toxic exposure refers to prolonged contact with a harmful substance – such as fumes, chemicals, mold or asbestos – that results in physical illnesses...

As an employee in Pennsylvania, you may be entitled to financial compensation for injuries that you sustain at work. This includes not only injuries from traumatic accidents but also repetitive strain or stress injuries. If you suffer one of these...

If you get hurt in an accident at work or are diagnosed with an illness connected to your job in Pennsylvania, you may be eligible for monetary relief through a workers’ compensation claim. While you do not have to prove...

In Pennsylvania, workers are protected from financial harm caused by work-related injuries under the state’s workers’ compensation program. This system allows qualifying workers to receive financial benefits to pay for related losses without requiring proof of fault or negligence for...

In 2022, Pennsylvania reported more worker fatalities than almost any other year in the last decade, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Workers are at risk of suffering many different types of serious and life-threatening injuries on the...

Hazards in the workplace are not new, and many rules and regulations are in place to help ensure worker safety even in dangerous industries. Yet serious and fatal workplace injuries are on the rise in Pennsylvania; there were more worker...

The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation program is in place to allow injured workers to quickly and easily recover financial compensation to pay for their medical bills, lost wages and other losses after a workplace injury or illness. Unfortunately, the claims process...

Though the total number of workers comp claims in Pennsylvania declined by over 16,000 in 2020 compared to 2019, the return to work after the pandemic has seen claim numbers on the rise once again. Accidents in the workplace tend...