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Why Hire a Workers’ Compensation Lawyer for a Work Injury in Delaware County, PA

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Workers’ compensation is seldom a straightforward process. While this benefit is marketed to protect workers when injured, it often serves employers more than their injured employees. Moreover, employers and the insurance companies providing these benefits do not make it easy for injured workers to collect. They have tactics to minimize, if not altogether deny claims. […]

Can Gig Workers Collect Workers’ Compensation?

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Over the past few years, taking a gig work job has become a new norm for many people, even if they already have a full-time job. Gig workers find jobs like ridesharing, food delivery, package delivery, and property maintenance. These jobs can be hazardous and labor intensive. Because they are often considered independent contractors, it […]

Does Workers’ Compensation Pay for Lost Wages?

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After getting hurt on the job, you may be entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits. These benefits include recovery of some of your lost wages. The exact amount you are eligible to receive will depend upon a number of factors, including how much you make per week and the maximum weekly Workers’ Compensation allowed by your state. It […]

What Are Common Mistakes Employees Make After a Workplace Accident?

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There are many mistakes that an injured employee can make after a workplace accident. Sometimes, these mistakes can be devastating because it will harm their ability to get the benefits they deserve when they are injured at work. However, by following a few tips, you can avoid mistakes that will affect your Workers’ Compensation claim. Failure to Report […]

What Is a Workplace Degloving Injury?

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A degloving injury occurs whenever skin is forcibly removed from any body part. Many workplace degloving injuries affect fingers, hands, legs, and arms, but they can occur to any part of your body. Degloving injuries are often long-lasting and might cause a partial or full disablement of a body part. Degloving injuries cause soft tissue […]

What Is National Safety Month?

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National Safety Month takes place every June and is sponsored by the National Safety Council (NSC). This observance aims to make workplaces, homes, communities, and roads safer by reducing the leading causes of injuries and fatalities. Each week focuses on different topics, and the public is strongly encouraged to participate. The first week of National Safety […]

How Can Eye Injuries Be Avoided at Work?

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Work-related eye injuries are not as common as other workplace injuries, but they can be debilitating. According to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, approximately 2,000 work-related eye injuries occur every year in the U.S. Workers’ Compensation eye-related claims amount to roughly $300 million in lost productivity, medical treatment, and lost wage compensation every […]

What Are the Differences Between Safety Helmets and Hard Hats?

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The hard hat has been synonymous with construction and manual labor industries, but modern work environments are finding that hard hats may not be the safest to use. From aluminum, fiberglass, to hard plastic, hard hats have seen changes over the past 100 years. Workplaces are now finding the use of safety helmets as safer […]

What Are the Dangers of Working with Solvents?

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There are hundreds, if not thousands, of workers in the Philadelphia region that work with solvents on a daily basis. Solvents are a necessity for many production facilities. However, there are dozens of solvents that are dangerous to workers, and contact with these solvents can cause serious work-related injuries. Pennsylvania workers need to understand the […]

What Are Common Workplace Slip and Fall Accidents?

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One of the major causes of workers’ compensation injuries is when workers slip and fall on the job. Slip and fall accidents can happen in almost any type of employment situation. It can happen in a production plant, a warehouse, a construction site, or even an office type environment where an employee slips on a wet bathroom […]

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