Workers’ compensation is a complex area of the law. It can also be confusing for an injured worker.  If you work and live in Pennsylvania, you are entitled to receive benefits under the umbrella of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Injured Pennsylvania workers may receive benefits for permanent or temporary disability and medical costs. While Pennsylvania…

On this episode of Court Radio, Dean Weitzman of MyPhillyLawyer speaks with attorney Jeffrey Gross about workers’ compensation.

Philadelphia workers who are injured on the job have the right to receive benefits. Workers’ compensation benefits are designed to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and other costs that employees incur after a workplace accident or injury. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, the statewide average weekly wage for work injuries occurring…

Since the deadly COVID-19 pandemic began in early 2020, the world and our communities have been turned upside down. For workers in a wide range of industries, millions of people were told to work from their homes to help try to curb the spread of the coronavirus and its devastating infection and death rates. So,…

Workers’ compensation is a no fault system; if you are injured on the job, you are entitled to benefits regardless of whether your employer’s negligence caused your injuries. The system aims to provide compensation for injured workers without focusing on who is to blame. However, the fact that you don’t have to demonstrate that the…

For years, the insurance industry has carefully created an image of workers taking advantage of the workers’ compensation system by faking their workplace injuries or making them out to be much worse than they really are. They have blamed injured workers for taking taxpayer money and putting a financial strain on employers who must continue…