Different jobs in Pennsylvania have different job requirements. In order to work at a certain job people need to meet those requirements. While different jobs have different job requirements, every employee at every job have one thing in common and that is that they...
Those in the Scranton area who are injured on the job experience significant physical injuries and psychological distress. If you are injured, you want to focus on regaining your health, but you may be concerned about how you will be able to pay your bills and put...
Workers’ compensation is an invaluable program to employees who are injured on the job. Serious injuries can have long-lasting effects on the employee’s ability to work and, therefore, provide income for them and their family. Workers’ compensation is there to...
Suffering an on-the-job injury can be quite a challenge for workers in Pennsylvania to overcome, in many different ways. First, injured workers are usually worried about their health and what it will take to make a full physical recovery. Next, injured workers are...
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, sets workplace safety standards for millions of employers across the country. In Pennsylvania, OSHA also directly enforces these standards in the private sector. At random and also after receiving a...
Workplace accidents can be serious for injured workers and their families. They can set injured workers back with injuries and medical bills while they are unable to work. For that reason, injured workers should understand their workers’ compensation options and the...
Workers’ compensation benefits can help workers and their families through some of their most difficult times. For that reason, workers who have been denied workers’ compensation benefits should be familiar with how to bring a petition for benefits if a claim has been...
When a person is injured at work they may have many concerns not just about their health but also about how they are going to pay their bills and put food on the table while they cannot work to earn their normal wages. For this reason, Pennsylvania offers qualifying...
Work environments can range greatly in Pennsylvania. While some employees have a quiet workspace in an office, others are in loud factories, mines or construction sites. The use of heavy machinery can cause much stress to the sense, especially ones’ ears. Thus, the...
Injured workers oftentimes need help with their medical expenses and lost wages. Workers’ compensation benefits help to provide injured workers some of the relief they need which is why workers and their families should be familiar with the different types of benefits...
