A tortilla factory was closed by the New York State Workers’ Compensation board after an employee was caught in a mixing machine and died. A surveillance video shows the employee reaching into the machine to push down dough before his arm got caught on one of the blades, pulling him…
Early Sunday morning, emergency responders freed a man whose arm had been trapped in an underground conveyer belt at an industrial site in Monaca, PA. The Associated Press reported that the man’s arm became pinned just before 4 A.M. Sunday morning as he was loading limestone onto the conveyor belt.…
Anyone who has experienced a back injury knows just how painful it can be. No matter how serious the injury may be, the constant discomfort can make it difficult to focus on your work. Some jobs require a person to use more of the muscles in their back, like those…
In this economy, many people are working hard to stretch their dollar as far as they can. For hourly workers, every dollar counts. An example of workers fighting for their right to hours worked appeared in a recent article in the Dec. 15 edition of the Allentown Morning Call. A…
Pennsylvania recently joined a growing number of other states that have developed laws establishing certain requirements regarding the misclassification of workers as independent contractors. Pennsylvania’s Construction Workplace Misclassification Act, effective in February 2011, determines whether workers in the construction industry are independent contractors or employees for purposes of workers’ compensation…
The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law provides that if you have suffered a work related injury, it is possible that you may be entitled to receive a “lump sum settlement”. This also can be referred to as a “compromise and release”, which is a one time payment that can replace the…
Tips for handling a Workers’ Compensation Claim Unfortunately injuries happen daily. It’s important that you know what the proper steps are in order to protect your interests and any possible claim you may have for workers’ compensation. Here are a few helpful hints when dealing with workers’ compensation: 1st –…
It is with great pride that the attorneys at O’Connor Law, LLC announce that Attorney David A. Miller has been selected as a Pennsylvania Rising Star in the field of personal injury. Pennsylvania Rising Stars, as published in the June 2010 edition of the Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazines,…
For the seventh year in a row, Michael J. O’Connor, founder of O’Connor Law, was selected and named as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer in the field of workers’ compensation law as published in the June 2010 edition of Philadelphia Magazine as well as the recent edition of Super Lawyers magazine.…
If a worker is injured on the job, he or she may consider using a medical leave instead of filing a workers’ compensation claim. But without knowing the difference between family medical leave and filing for workers’ comp, the injured employee could do more damage to themselves in the long…