The purpose of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act is to provide protection for people who have been injured in association with their employment. The law governs insurance requirements for employers, who must cover you as soon as you begin employment, and prohibits any employer from harassing or firing you in retaliation for filing a claim. […]
With another snowstorm plaguing the Northeast area, parents and employees are faced with the choice of whether to try to commute to work, or stay home. While most companies want to keep their employees safe, it is a fine line between worker safety and necessity for some companies. Managers are then faced, for example, with […]
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently addressed yet another controversial issue regarding a former employee’s workers’ compensation rights. Blurring the lines between work and pleasure is a constant struggle in determining the validity and soundness of workers’ compensation claims. The standard is that the circumstances surrounding the incident leading to the accident or injury must be […]
Some jobs are more dangerous than others and some injuries are also more severe than others. While there may be a marked difference between needing some stitches and losing a limb, emotional trauma has caused workers’ compensation regimes throughout the country to take pause in evaluating workers’ compensation awards from those experiencing emotional trauma, particularly […]
A Pennsylvania court recently ruled that a man was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits after his co-worker’s dog bit him while the man was on a smoke break. Employers that lawfully deny workers’ compensation benefits to their employees usually do so for one of two reasons: (1) improper or untimely filing of required workers’ compensation […]
