Author Archives: Ira Weinstock
Pennsylvania Work Injury off an Employer’s Property
What Happens When an Employee Suffers an Injury Off an Employer’s Property? As long as an employee is within the course and scope of his employment, that is, working to further the employer’s interests at the time of an injury (and the injury is related thereto), that work injury would be compensable under the… Read More »
Notice of Modification or Suspension
Notice of Modification or Suspension can be set aside even more than three years after the Employer filed under Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Law In a significant ruling, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has held that a Notice of Suspension or Notice of Modification can be set aside. Generally, an Employee receiving Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits… Read More »
Can an Employer Force an Injured Worker to Have Surgery
Question: Can an Employer force an injured worker to have surgery or some other medical treatment? Answer: The Employer can never force you to obtain medical treatment but in limited circumstances the Employer can stop your wage loss benefits if you refuse reasonable medical treatment. The key question here is whether the treatment is reasonable,… Read More »
Disfigured or Scarred
Question: What does it mean to become “disfigured” or “scarred” under the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act? Answer: Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law, there is a specific section that covers “disfigurements” of the head, neck or face. In order to be covered under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act, the disfigurement must be; 1. Serious… Read More »
Dental Loss, Disfigurement, Scarring
Loss of Teeth or Tooth and Disfigurement or Scarring under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act Question: Under the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act, can I get any additional money or compensation for having my teeth knocked out in the course and scope of my employment? Answer: Yes, under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, you can… Read More »
Loss of a body part | Workers Compensation Act
Specific Loss for the loss of a body part under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act Can I, under the Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act, obtain additional money for a work related scar or disfigurement and compensation for a specific loss of a specific body part? Answer: Yes, a Pennsylvania injured worker can obtain payment for… Read More »
Modification Petition
Job Availability and Labor Market Surveys: How to Survive and Beat the Modification Petition In our previous article we discussed Labor Market Surveys and a Claimant’s obligations to “look for available employment” under the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act. Now we look at a recent case where those obligations were reviewed by the Pennsylvania Supreme… Read More »
Job Availability Labor Market Survey
Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Job Availability and Labor Market Surveys: If you have been receiving Pennsylvania workers compensation benefits for some time, you most likely will have to deal with defending yourself against a modification petition filed by the employer as a result of a labor market survey. Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, a… Read More »
Accidents While at Work
Accidents While at Work: The Relationship Between Personal Injury Claims, Pennsylvania Workers Compensation and Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Were you in involved in an accident while working and sustained injuries, wage loss and medical bills as a result of someone else’s negligence? If so you may have multiple issues to consider to protect yourself and… Read More »
Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act
The Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Act Click below for the full and complete text of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law Pennsylvania UC law