THE INJURY AND DISABILITY LAW FIRM
Important Notice To Future Retirees By Peter J. Gough, Esq. If you have sustained a work injury and plan to retire, you may be giving up your rights to workers’ compensation benefits, pension benefits or even a workers’ compensation settlement without knowing it! Your decision to retire may trigger an attempt by your company to stop your workers’ compensation.…
By Peter J. Gough, Esq. If you are injured at work, two benefits are available to you under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act — a weekly disability check and payment of medical bills. The amount of your weekly disability check is generally based on your earnings for the 12 months immediately preceding your injury. Your employer sends…
By Ronald J. Fonner, Esq. Many people may not realize that a hearing loss may be a compensable work injury. The Workers’ Compensation Act provides for benefits for loss of hearing related to exposure to noise while at work. The act is specific regarding hearing loss cases. In order to be entitled to benefits for a work-related hearing loss,…
By Ronald J. Fonner, Esq. It is an unfortunate fact that many injured workers are unable to return to the job they were performing at the time they were injured at work. The thought of never being able to return to the work you have done for most of your life can be frightening and depressing. However,…
By Peter J. Gough, Esq. Very frequently injured workers return to work following a work injury. Upon return to work, the worker may still be under a doctor’s restrictions or, because of the work injury, may not be able to perform even one aspect of their preinjury job. If the worker is then laid off, the…
On November 9, 2006, Governor Ed Rendell signed into law a new piece of workers’ compensation legislation. The new law makes several changes to the Workers’ Compensation Act: Individuals injured prior to August 31, 1993 will receive a minimum of $100 per week beginning January 1, 2007. A fund has been established to pay workers’…
