Do My Weekly Workers’ Compensation Checks Continue if I Make a Settlement Offer?

Yes. As long as your workers’ compensation benefits have been properly accepted, the insurance company cannot stop your checks without a signed agreement or court order. Settlement negotiations are not an exception to that rule. You should continue to receive your checks throughout the whole settlement negotiation process. Your weekly compensation checks will not stop because you made a settlement offer. You will want to hire an experienced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney to help you navigate a possible settlement. This attorney will be able to explain the pros and cons of settlement of your workers’ compensation case, as well as give you a settlement value. Studies show that injured workers receive much more money with an attorney than without. Once a settlement has been reached in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation case, a hearing will need to be scheduled in front of a workers’ compensation judge. The settlement paperwork (AKA Compromise and Release documents) will be signed before the hearing with your workers’ compensation attorney explaining the details of the agreement. You will be paid your weekly or biweekly workers’ compensation benefits up until the date of the hearing and then they will stop.

The law firm of Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., represents injured workers and those seeking Social Security Disability throughout Pennsylvania, including but not limited to, Altoona, Harrisburg, Pottsville, Allentown, Reading, Bloomsburg, Easton, Bethlehem, Norristown, Bristol, Williamsport, State College, Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Lancaster, Waynesboro, York and all cities in Bucks County, Chester County, Columbia County, Dauphin County, Delaware County, Lackawanna County, Lancaster County, Lebanon County, Lehigh County, Luzerne County, Lycoming County, Montgomery County, Monroe County, Montour County, Northampton County, Northumberland County, Philadelphia County, Pike County, Schuylkill County, Wyoming County and York County, PA. Our offices are located at 2411 North Front Street, Harrisburg, PA and 14 North Main Street, Suite 300, Chambersburg, PA, and we can arrange for meeting locations at law offices throughout the State.

Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C.
2411 North Front Street
Harrisburg, PA 17110
1-877-291-9675

14 North Main Street
Suite 309
Chambersburg, PA 17201
1-877-291-9675