| It is always a tragedy when someone is injured on | | | | be eligible for temporary total disability benefits during |
| the job and can't work, but after all the sympathy | | | | your recovery period and these will continue until you |
| cards and get well wished have faded, there is still | | | | reach maximum medical improvement. If your injuries |
| the reality of bills to be paid and a family to support. | | | | are verified to be permanent, you should be entitled |
| There are laws in Pennsylvania protecting your rights | | | | to a lump sum settlement. All this can be |
| as an employee injured on the job, but they also | | | | overwhelming, especially as you deal with the |
| require you to follow a specific procedure in order to | | | | emotional shock of short term or permanent |
| qualify for workers compensation benefits. Because | | | | disability, so we recommend that a Pennsylvania |
| of this specific and sometimes confusing required | | | | workers compensation attorney represent you to |
| course of action, it is recommended that you consult | | | | keep you informed through all of these stages. |
| a Pennsylvania workers compensation attorney as | | | | The last requirement for qualifying for Pennsylvania |
| soon as possible after your injury. | | | | workers compensation is of course, that the injury |
| Employers in Pennsylvania, with few exceptions, are | | | | must be work-related. Some employers, along with |
| required by law to offer workers compensation to | | | | their workers compensation insurance carriers, will try |
| their employees in the event of work caused or | | | | to dispute whether your injuries were work-related, |
| related accidents. Many state legislatures have | | | | or they may contest your claim of temporary or |
| enacted what is called the exclusive remedy rule; | | | | permanent disability, or both. Regardless, you have |
| meaning it doesn't matter, in most cases, whether | | | | rights as an employee to be compensated for any |
| you or your employer did anything wrong, you are | | | | injury sustained on the job, which you must ascertain |
| still entitled to Pennsylvania workers compensation. | | | | assertively. Pennsylvania workers compensation |
| However, there are exceptions to this rule and not all | | | | attorneys will help you effectively prosecute your |
| states participated in this piece of legislation, so you | | | | claim should that become necessary. |
| need to consult a Pennsylvania workers | | | | Pennsylvania workers compensation attorneys |
| compensation attorney to determine whether your | | | | typically work closely with your physicians to establish |
| circumstances qualify. | | | | the extent of your injury and resulting potential |
| As with all legal processes, there are notice | | | | disabilities. If your injuries are permanent, your long |
| requirements and paperwork that must be properly | | | | term ability to work and support yourself and your |
| filled out in order to claim workers compensation. The | | | | family will be affected. You have the right to be |
| sooner you fill these papers out the better, as claims | | | | compensated for your injuries, and not punished for |
| are easier to dispute if too much time has passed. | | | | them. |
| When all documentation has been filled out, you may | | | | |