Our colleagues at the Workers Injury Law & Advocacy Group (WILG) provided information in an article posted in today’s Huffington Post about reform of workers’ compensation laws. At issue is a Maine bill that would lessen the role of psychological and emotional harm in determining a worker’s right to compensation…
An interesting article that we found recently on Becker’s Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review outlines some factors that doctors and surgeons take into consideration before performing surgery on workers’ compensation patients. 1. Some spine surgeries that can be done in an outpatient ambulatory surgery center usually reimburse well for…
The InsuranceJournal.com has reported the Pennsylvania insurance agents are asking lawmakers to pass legislation that will allow insurers to cover owners or partners of small businesses through a workers’ compensation policy. Although this legislation was introduced last year to the general assembly, it failed to make it out of committee.…
Nearly 2,000 motorcycle enthusiasts revved their engines along with the staff of O’Connor Law at the Reading Super Swap 2011 on March 27 in Reading, PA. The motorcycle and parts swap is an annual indoor showcase that took place at the Greater Reading Expo Center. The event was sponsored by…
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…