Worker's Compensation in Pennsylvania
An employee may be eligible to receive worker's compensation after being injured at work in Pennsylvania. Learn more about who may be eligible, how to file for worker's compensation, and how a worker's comp litigation case works.
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How Does Workers’ Compensation Work When You Have More Than One Employer?Does Workers’ Compensation take into consideration when an injured worker works at two or more jobs?
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It is well-established that Pennsylvania workers may collect workers’ compensation for work-related injuries and illnesses.
Read more - Three Types of Workers' Compensation Benefits
Workers’ Compensation provides income loss benefits for workers who have been injured at work or suffer from a work-related illness. It also provides benefits for the surviving family members of employees who have suffered work-related fatalities.
Read more - Who Pays for Workers’ Compensation?
If you have a successful Workers’ Compensation claim and are receiving compensation for a work-related injury, the compensation you receive should be the same regardless of source. However, it is important to understand how Workers’ Compensation is funded.
Read more - Do Interns Get Workers' Compensation?
College students who take part in internships do so to gain hands-on experience and understanding of the field in which they plan to work one day.
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Back injuries including herniated discs, strained muscles, pulled or torn ligaments and disc degeneration are the most common work injuries among healthcare workers. Nurses, nursing aids, orderlies, attendants, laundry workers, kitchen workers and environmental services in the healthcare field can suffer from back injuries caused by everyday tasks or workplace accidents.
Read more - Burden of Proof in a Workers’ Compensation Case
In any legal matter, a burden of proof must be satisfied. Filing a claim for workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania is no exception. For any claim that is made, the injured worker must establish their right to wage loss and medical benefits.
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A co-worker dying on the job can be a traumatic experience that often causes mental stress injuries among employees.
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Companies throughout different states provide workers compensation benefits for injured workers. This is a way of protecting workers rights, as designed by state law.
Read more - Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Law in Pennsylvania
With the costs of Workers’ Compensation increasing nationwide, many states including Pennsylvania are implementing stricter laws to combat fraud. Fraud occurs throughout the system and increases insurance costs both to the employers and employees.
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