If you become injured on the job, your employer is legally required to report your injury to their workers’ compensation insurance company and ensure that you get the benefits to which you are entitled. Earlier this year, a Pennsylvania construction company failed to pay its employees workers’ compensation benefits, citing financial troubles. Unsurprisingly, the Commonwealth… Read More
Archives for 2017
PA Workers’ Compensation Law Holds Employers Liable for Tick Bites
Environmentalists warn that as summers become hotter, the chance of being bitten by a tick will only increase. This is bad news for anyone working outside or enjoying recreational outdoor activities, but it could also have an unforeseen impact on Pennsylvania employers. Outdoor Employees Protected Under Workers’ Compensation Law Contrary to popular belief, employers are… Read More
PA Supreme Court Eliminates Workers’ Compensation AMA Guidelines
In an unexpected turn of events, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivered a ruling last month in a workers’ compensation case that will likely have a deep impact on workplace injury cases in the future. The ruling eliminated the policy of using the American Medical Association’s (AMA) benefits cap for employees severely injured and out of… Read More
Pennsylvania Nestlé Employee Awarded Workers’ Compensation for Legionnaire’s Disease
Last month, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a previous ruling to award workers’ compensation benefits to an employee of Nestlé who contracted the life-threatening Legionnaire’s Disease from working on contaminated beverage machines. A Very Sick Employee In June of 2013, longtime Nestlé employee Shawn Gallen was admitted to the hospital for severe flu-like symptoms… Read More