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When Does Workers' Comp Start Paying?

The first step in receiving workers' compensation, and really the only proactive step that an injured worker should have to take is telling your employer you were injured. Once you have told your employer that you were injured, they have a responsibility to notify the state through the filing of an employer's report of injury...

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Is workers' compensation required?

Pennsylvania law requires all employers to carry workers' compensation insurance to protect their employees, who have the misfortune of suffering an on the job injury. Based on that law that requires all employers to carry insurance, any time you suffer an injury on the job, in the course and scope of your employment, you should...

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Does workmans' comp pay for lost wages?

If you are injured on the job and unable to work or limited in your ability to work, your ability to provide for your family should not suffer. Workers' compensation insurance is designed to pay you at a comparable rate to what you had been earning before your injury. The way workers' compensation is calculated...

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How much does workmans' comp pay?

https://youtu.be/FRE19-OlA_Y Workers compensation pays based upon the average amount of money that an injured worker earned, prior to their injury. There are several different methods to calculate this. Generally speaking, it depends on the amount of money you earned on average, in the year prior to your injury. Now, some workers haven't been on the...

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Scranton Workers Can Be Exposed to Toxic Chemicals at Industrial Worksites

According to 90.5 WESA, a toxic chemical accident occurred at the Bruce Mansfield Power Station outside of Pittsburgh. Six workers were performing maintenance in a confined underground well. They removed an elbow joint and accidentally released toxic hydrogen sulfide gas into the un-ventilated area. Two workers were incapacitated and unable to get out of the...

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How Does Workers Compensation Work?

Workers Compensation is a system that provides essentially two benefits. Lost Wage Benefits, which substitutes for the wages that you would earn if you were otherwise working but are unable to due to your injury, as well as medical benefits. I'm often asked by prospective clients whether they're entitled to receive benefits on account of...

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Who Pays For Workers' Compensation?

Workers compensation is paid by your employer, either through funding themselves through what's called a bond or purchasing workers compensation insurance through an insurance company. There never should be a fee or cost to an injured worker who sustains an injury on the job. Oftentimes, I have clients who come to me and they bring...

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Office Locations

Scranton

Scranton

201 Franklin Avenue

Scranton, PA 18503

p. 570-344-2667

Pittson

Pittston

9 North Main Street

Pittston, PA 18640

p. 570-883-1321

Towanda

Towanda

213 Main Street

Towanda, PA 18848

p. 570-265-5800