Pennsylvania workers’ comp unfairly treats mental or psychological injuries differently than physical ones.  Our system is a “no-fault” structure.  What does that mean?  Put simply, if an employee is doing his or her job, and suffers a disabling physical injury,…

One of the bigger “victories” by the PA workers’ compensation insurance industry against the injured workers in Pennsylvania is the Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) process. Under this process, after an injured worker has received 104 weeks of temporary total disability…

As attorneys who represent injured workers across the great State of Pennsylvania, we are all too aware that our clients who rely on the US Postal Service for the delivery of their workers’ compensation checks can occasionally find their checks…

Knee injuries are common in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation.  Over the years, we have had many clients with a torn meniscus in his or her knee.  This is generally regarded as a minor injury by the insurance industry, a perception we…

The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”) has several “offsets,” which provide a workers’ comp insurer with a credit for other types of benefits received by an injured worker, such as unemployment compensation, Social Security Retirement (“SSR”), severance and pension benefits.…

When we litigate cases in the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation system, we often resolve such matters through a Stipulation of Facts.  This agreement of the parties is then approved by a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) and has the same effect as…

No matter what kind of company one works for, as long as one is an “employee,” as defined in the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (and not otherwise excluded by other laws, such as federal employees, military personnel, maritime workers and…