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Sustaining an injury at work can be a big issue. Not only can it be physically damaging, but it can also prevent you from working. There are many different kinds of injuries that can prevent you from working. One common one is a repetitive stress injury. What causes a...
Like other employees, delivery drivers may receive needed benefits after a job-related injury through their employer’s workers’ compensation policy. WC allows workers to access medical coverage and payment for lost wages, regardless of whether the employee, a coworker...
Timing of Appeal The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act sets forth time deadlines for filing certain documents, and a party’s right to pursue an issue may be jeopardized if the deadline is not satisfied. The WC Act also states the manner and location of filing...
Attorney Mark R. Schmidt, a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, settled the Claim of a Delaware County Driver alleged to be an Independent Contractor. In the new ‘gig economy’, drivers for companies such as Lyft, Uber, Door Dash, Grub Hub (etc), are labeled by...
Attorney Mark R. Schmidt, a Certified Workers’ Compensation Specialist, settled the fatal claim of a corrections officer who committed suicide at his home in Delaware County. The client was the decedent’s mother, living in Florida. Several ‘workers’ compensation...
You have many things to address if you sustain injuries in a car accident. In addition to dealing with time off work, treatments and pain, you must figure out how to pay your medical bills. Determining the responsible entities for the payment of your medical care...
Most industries come with some level of risk, from construction, where heavy machinery, busy worksites and intensive labor pose dangers, to office work, where repetitive strain injuries are a less obvious peril. Workers' compensation is a safeguard meant to protect...
If you get hurt at work, you may not be able to return to your job for several days or even several weeks. To make up for any lost wages and to cover the cost of the medical care you need, you could be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. According to the...
The Construction Workplace Misclassification Act applies to any construction – defined as a direction, reconstruction, demolition, alteration, modification, custom fabrication, building, assembling, site preparation and repair work done on any real property or...
Most lawyers will simply say ‘no’, based on the terms of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Only EMPLOYEES injured in the course of their work are entitled to benefits. At , we take the extra time necessary to fully investigate the...