Will Workers’ Compensation Cover Plastic Surgery?
When you get hurt at work, you may be eligible to receive workers’ compensation benefits that cover part of your salary and your medical bills stemming from the injury. But what, exactly, can those medical bills include? Depending on the circumstances of your injury, you may sustain scarring, burns or other injuries that alter your […]
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How to Report Workplace Violence
If you asked most people to describe violence in an everyday setting, they would probably describe a physical assault — an occasion when one person tried to hit or strike another person. Workplace violence, however, covers a much broader range. Violence in a workplace setting includes any time when a person is threatened, abused, intimidated […]
Continue ReadingCommon Employer Defenses Against Workers’ Compensation Claims
All Pennsylvania employers are required to provide workers’ compensation for their full- and part-time employees as well as seasonal workers. Workers’ compensation benefits cover part of your salary and your medical bills if you become injured on the job. But while you may be entitled to these benefits, employers don’t generally want to pay them. […]
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Workers’ Compensation Prescription Drugs
If you’ve been injured in a work-related accident or diagnosed with an illness or disease as a result of exposure to a dangerous or toxic substance, you are likely eligible for workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania. When you’re awarded workers’ compensation, it means you’ll receive wage-loss benefits to compensate for part of your lost income — […]
Continue ReadingWorkers Shouldn’t Be Embarrassed to File for Workers’ Comp
Often, when people get injured on the job, they put off reporting the injury to their employer. No matter how the injury happened, they feel uncomfortable admitting that they were hurt and may be in denial about how bad the injury is because they want to continue to do their duties. If their injury is […]
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