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Communicating with the right people during a workers' comp claim can give you a much better experience than you would otherwise have. It can also get you back to normal sooner. Here is who you should talk to when you are out of work due to a job-related injury. Fellow...
El abogado Mark R. Schmidt, especialista certificado en compensación de trabajadores, resolvió el reclamo de un conductor del condado de Delaware que supuestamente era un contratista independiente. En la nuevas "Ocupaciones", los conductores de empresas como Lyft,...
Workers’ compensation laws have gone through many changes since first established in 1915, but the ‘intent’ of the law remains the same: to pay medical bills and wage loss benefits to workers injured in the course of their job, “undiminished by the cost of...
An insurance company must accept or deny an injured worker’s claim for workers' compensation benefits within 21 days of a reported injury. There are numerous different, and confusing forms the insurance company could issue. Each Notice of Compensation has a different...
In August, 2022 the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania provided a detailed analysis of 30 years of court decisions addressing this question in the case of Hi Tech Flooring v. WCAB (Santucci). Generally, a claimant who has been forced into retirement as a result of a...
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...