Workers Compensation for Lifting Injuries in Pennsylvania
Workers’ Compensation for Lifting Injuries in Pennsylvania If your job involves hauling heavy objects, you may face significant risks. Back and shoulder injuries account for about a third of injuries leading to missed workdays. The main causes of these injuries are overexertion and cumulative trauma, which often come from heavy lifting. Physical harm can seriously impact an employee’s […]
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Hearing Loss Workers Compensation – PA Workers Comp Lawyers
Hearing Loss Workers’ Compensation in Pennsylvania If you’re experiencing or concerned about hearing loss because of your job, you’re not alone. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 22 million American workers are exposed to hazardous noise at work annually. The good news is that Pennsylvania entitles workers to compensation for work-related hearing loss. With the […]
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Tips for Returning to Work After Workers’ Compensation
For workers injured on the job, their primary goal is to return to work. While some injuries make that impossible, injured workers often want to return to the job because work help gives them meaning and purpose. Workers’ compensation is very helpful for covering financial and medical costs while injured, but workers’ comp doesn’t take […]
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Can You Sue a Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company?
Workers’ compensation insurance helps protect injured employees and the companies they work for should an injury occur on the job. The insurance should provide coverage regardless of fault. It covers acute injuries, such as those resulting from falls on the job, as well as injuries that develop over time, such as repetitive stress injuries. Workers’ […]
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How Will an Independent Medical Exam Impact My Workers’ Compensation Case?
When a worker in Pennsylvania is injured on the job, one of the first things they should do is seek medical attention. Medical care may involve immediate treatment by a staff nurse or a trip to an emergency room. More serious injuries may require more intensive medical procedures. If the injury is not serious enough […]
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