They may contact you, they may not. If your employment was terminated while you were still under work restrictions, you enjoy a rebuttable presumption that your loss of earnings is due to the work injury entitling you to wage loss benefits. If you were terminated for a rule violation, the... View More

If you are missing time from work as a result of your work injury you may be entitled to 2/3 of the difference between your time of injury average weekly wage and your actual gross earnings.

You have up to 120 days from the date of injury to report a work injury in Pennsylvania; however, you are better off reporting it as soon as possible. If I read your question correctly, it has been roughly 14 days since your injury, so yes you can and should still report it.

There is nothing in the Workers' Compensation Act that requires an employer to change your shift to accommodate your school schedule or for any other reason. If your injury has been accepted through the proper document, whether or not you quit your job will not prevent you from receiving... View More

This does not sound like a workers' compensation case, but regardless if a complaint has been filed, I assume you have a lawyer. If so, your lawyer would be the best individual to ask in regard to whether your case is likely to settle.

The process is the same regardless of how long you have been employed. You need to report the injury to management or someone in human resources that is authorized to accept the report. You should report the injury as soon as possible, but you must report the injury within 120 days of the date of... View More

I am not sure I understand your question. If you are asking whether new evidence can be admitted during the appeal to the WCAB, the answer is almost always no. If you are asking whether the WCAB may remand the matter back to the judge for the purpose of clarifying varies points that may require... View More

First, having an "open claim" with Amazon and having a claim that has actually been accepted by workers' compensation are not necessarily the same thing. Second, if you want to fill out an accident report, you should be allowed to do so. Third, if you do have an open workers'... View More

Workers' Compensation law is different in each state. You cannot just transfer a Pennsylvania claim to WV unless WV also has jurisdiction. In other words there must be sufficient connection between your husband's injury and WV to open a claim in WV. I would suggest that you talk to a... View More

Payment should be issued within 30 days after the Judge's written decision. The written decision may not be the same day as the hearing, but it is normally issued within a week after the hearing date. Weekends count.

Since you have a lawyer, you should discuss this matter with him. There are many strategies that are utilized on both sides of a workers' compensation claim. Your lawyer is in the best position to let you know the significance, if any, of this development and how it should be addressed.

First you are you not required to cooperate with a nurse case manager. You can tell them not to call and specifically tell your doctor that they should not talk to the case manager. You are not required to allow them to attend your doctors appointments. You can say no.

That being said,... View More

There is no average time. Judge's vary in regard to how fast they generate decisions and even the same judge may take more or less time on a particular decision depending on their current work load. Your lawyer may be able to give you an estimate in regard to your particular judge, but it... View More

If you are missing time from work to attend medical appointments, you must attempt to schedule the appointments outside of working hours or so that you miss as little time from work as possible. If you are unable to schedule the appointment outside of working hours and you have minimized to the... View More

If the injury was in PA you can file in PA. As to not paying the first week, that is only true if you are out of work for less than 2 weeks, and it only applies to wage loss not medical benefits. Once you are out of work for 2 weeks, you are potentially entitled to wage loss from the date of... View More

It can impact your partial wage loss benefits. If the employer has work available within your restrictions and you are unable or unwilling to work those hours due to factors unrelated to your work injury, then the employer is free to argue your loss of earnings is also unrelated to your work... View More

I do not want you to feel that this question is being ignored; however, this is a contractual matter between you and your attorney, and I am simply not comfortable interfering with that relationship. My only suggestion is that you discuss your concerns with your attorney. You may be surprised how... View More

Sometimes a claim simply falls out of the system when the adjuster fails to order a continuation of payment. If you have a lawyer, you call and let him know. He will then contact the carrier or their lawyer to deal with the problem. If you do not have a lawyer, call the adjuster and let her know... View More

It depends on the judge. Some judge's will not consider their brief. Some judge's will review anything submitted up until the day that they actually start reviewing the file to write their decision, and other judge's will consider a late submission, but clearly indicate in their... View More

You are not entitled to wage loss benefits for less than a week of lost time. Once you pass the one week marker, you are entitled to wage loss and if you pass the two week marker, you are entitled to wage loss from the date of injury forward.

What you are describing is partial wage loss.... View More