A frequent injury we see in Pennsylvania (PA) workers’ compensation cases is a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee of the injured worker. In the past, this type of injury automatically required extensive reconstructive surgery to repair the tear. Recently, the website for Andrews Institute for…
Under the Pennsylvania (PA) Workers’ Compensation Act, once your employer accepts your injury, then they must continue to pay weekly wage loss and/or medical benefits until a workers’ compensation judge gives permission to stop or you return to work earning as much as prior to your injury. Many injured workers…
How to File a Penalty Petition for Penalties On-Line If the workers’ compensation insurance company has not paid Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefit checks or medical bills related to treatment of the recognized work injury in a timely manner, or if your workers’ compensation check(s) is significantly late, a Petition for Fifty…
Tom and several other attorneys prepared the below outline in preparation for the 2013 first ever PA Workers’ Compensation Law Section Specialty Certification Examination. Hope it helps you: 1. Exam Subjects Preparation of all types of petitions and answers Claim Petition – An injury arising in the course and scope…
Article by David Raptosh, MA, OTR/L, Regional Director of WorkStrategies, Select Physical Therapy, First Choice Rehabilitation, and NovaCare Rehabilitation A Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) is an objective, systematic process of identifying and assessing an individual’s ability to physically function in relation to work and in the performance of activities of…
Betty Zerby sought disability benefits retroactive to January 1, 2010. She was denied and we filed an appeal. Betty appeared and testified at a hearing on April 5, 2012 in Altoona, PA. An impartial vocational expert also appeared at the hearing. After careful consideration of the entire record, the Judge…
Discover more about why Workers’ Comp Benefits in PA. can’t be stopped.
Some of the more common questions about Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation are answered here.
If you are having trouble dealing with the Workers’ Compensation Insurance Company for your employer, or you believe they are deliberately trying to confuse you or cause delays, we can help.
The Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Lawyers with Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., provide a little history on our Workers’ Comp Laws.
