Workplace Accidents
Why Are Workers’ Compensation Claims Denied?
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,...
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Filing a Claim for Toxic Exposure in the Workplace
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...
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Workers’ Compensation for Repetitive Strain Injuries
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...
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Steps to Start the Workers’ Compensation Process
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...
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Occupational Diseases Covered By Workers’ Compensation
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...
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Most Common Types of Workplace Injuries
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...
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Pennsylvania Work Injury Statistics
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...
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What to Do If You Have Been Denied Workers’ Compensation
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...
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Seeking Compensation for Work-Related Car Accidents
Getting involved in a car accident under any circumstances can be overwhelming. If you get injured in a work-related car accident or a crash in a work vehicle, it can be even more difficult to understand your legal rights. You...
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Preventing Slip and Fall Injuries in the Workplace
Slip and fall accidents are a leading cause of worker injuries in the United States. These accidents can result in serious and debilitating injuries, including broken bones, sprains, lacerations and head injuries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, falls,...
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What to Do After a Construction Site Accident
Construction work is highly dangerous by nature. Inherent risks such as heavy machinery and equipment, power tools, and working from heights can lead to life-threatening construction site accidents. If you get involved in a construction site accident as a worker,...
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What Are the Most Common Workers’ Compensation Claims?
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...
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