Category: Workers’ Compensation
What can cause burns at work?
Burn injuries are among the most painful ways a person can get hurt on the job. There are many ways a worker can suffer a burn, which can cause terrible scarring and deformation in those who survive. The University of New Mexico Hospitals provide a good description of the various ways the human body can be burned. The hospital’s website…
Workers’ compensation and how it works for you
Workers’ compensation is activated when you are injured while on the job or get a work-related sickness. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, has a contingency in it in case you need your medical fees paid. It also offers wage compensation while you are recuperating. In the very unfortunate event that a person perishes on the job, the surviving family will…
More about Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board
It has been a couple of weeks since we shared an overview of Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system with our readers. At the end of that post, we mentioned that injured or sickened workers have the right to appeal when they are unhappy with the initial result. Expanding on that reference, today we will discuss the workers’ compensation appeals process in…
How do workers’ compensation claims work in Pennsylvania?
A person who gets hurt or sick at work will probably care more about getting their rightful compensation as soon as possible than knowing the nuts and bolts of the workers’ compensation process. However, for those looking for a brief overview, here is a summary of how workers’ compensation works in Pennsylvania, as provided by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation.…