When Are Wage-Loss Benefits Paid Under Workers’ Compensation?
While seeking medical treatment when you have suffered an on-the-job injury is your first priority, identifying your safety net for lost wages is a close second. Bills for the mortgage, electricity, car lease, food for your family and now your medical care continue even as your injuries prevent you from going to work. But there is good news for those in this predicament. Nearly every Pennsylvania worker is covered by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, which provides for wage-loss compensation.
With ownership of an animal comes responsibility for its actions. Recently, pit bull-mix dogs have gained notoriety for their serious and sometimes fatal attacks on young and old across the nation.
Understanding the Complexity of Truck Accident Claims
Our law firm helps clients and families injured in traffic and other accidents. Much of the time, personal injury actions settle outside of the courtroom. Sometimes they do not. With complicated matters, such as in a collision involving a truck and an automobile, litigation is usually the best way to get results.
Most Common Questions Related to Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Some jobs are more dangerous than others, but regardless of where you work or what you do, you should be prepared for the possibility of suffering an injury while on the job. Workers’ compensation regulations are complex, and it’s very difficult to try to figure them out while you’re dealing with an injury. Before an injury occurs, you should be familiar with your company’s workers’ compensation policies and your rights under Pennsylvania law.
Accidents happen all the time in the workplace, but when those accidents lead to an injury, it is important to make sure you take all of the appropriate steps so you don’t miss the compensation you deserve. By law, all Pennsylvania employers must purchase workers’ compensation insurance for their businesses. However, this requirement doesn’t mean the filing process will take care of itself.
Who Has a Duty of Care? Premises Liability in Pennsylvania
An injury sustained on your property may result in a number of financial and legal repercussions. If you are a property owner, having at least a basic understanding of premises liability can help you prepare for and potentially avoid an expensive liability lawsuit.
Injured at Work Through Defective Industrial Equipment?
In most cases, workers’ compensation claims are straightforward and injured people have relatively few problems getting the benefits they need to make a full recovery. Accidents happen, and employers usually do a good job of taking care of their workers.
Who Has the Right to File for Wrongful Death Benefits?
It was with heavy hearts that we learned of the tragic car collision in Kane that killed six passengers earlier this September. It can be difficult to search for meaning in something that continues to be so painful for the entire community, but these are the moments that force us to reevaluate our lives and what we can do when faced with something so terrible and unexpected.
