You have a close relationship with your primary care physician. This person has treated you for many illnesses and injuries throughout the years so it is only natural that you will want to turn to them if you are injured at work. Can you do so and still qualify for...
Workers’ Compensation
What can my workers’ compensation benefits cover?
You have spent the past 20 years working on the assembly line without incident, but accidents do happen. Moving parts on machinery and heavy equipment can cause serious injuries. If you are injured on the job, you will likely be concerned about how you will continue...
What are my options if I get hurt in a crash while working?
Many people who live in and around Scranton regularly drive for their jobs. Aside from people who make their living by driving, many others have jobs that require them to travel frequently, whether it be across town or over a longer distance. Other workers, while they...
Can I choose my own doctor if I’m injured on the job?
You may have a good relationship with your primary care physician. You trust your doctor to treat your illnesses and injuries with due care. However, are you allowed to see your primary care physician or another physician of your choosing if you are injured...
What happens after a workers’ compensation denial?
When people suffer injuries at work they may worry about more than just healing from their injury. If the injuries prevent them from working, people will not be able to earn an income. Without income, paying for their monthly obligations will be very difficult. This...
What is a workers’ compensation utilization review?
When Pennsylvania workers suffer a job-related injury, they might be under the impression that workers’ compensation benefits will be there to protect them, provide medical coverage and for wage loss. In many cases, that is exactly what the system does. However, the...
A closer look at workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania
Workers’ compensation benefits can potentially help with a host of issues injured workers can face following a workplace injury. Because of that, injured workers should be intimately acquainted with what each of the benefits of workers’ compensation are and how each...
Be prepared to counter an independent medical evaluation
Recovering workers’ compensation benefits can lift a burden off your shoulders. After all, these benefits provide you with real financial relief while you focus on recovering your health. Yet, for far too many workers, this relief is short-lived as their benefits are...
What is the purpose of the workers’ compensation system?
Most people in Pennsylvania have heard of workers’ compensation. Fortunately, most people will never need to deal with the workers’ compensation system. But, the reality is that each year there are many people who get injured on the job and who need to submit a claim...
Workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania
Workers’ compensation is a system of insurance guaranteeing compensation for medical expenses or lost wages, as well as disability and other benefits, when a worker has suffered work-related injuries. While every state has separate requirements for employers to...