The issue of receiving wage loss benefits is somewhat tricky. If you have returned to work after a work-related injury and your Claim has been accepted by the Workers Compensation Carrier you are only entitled to wage loss benefits for missing time from work if the medical provider or physical... View More

Maybe. There are potential legal and ethical issues. To properly evaluate your situation, it is important to know whether or not you have signed an authorization to allow the release of your medical information. If so, has that authorization been revoked? If there is a valid authorization to... View More

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answered on Nov 29, 2017

There is no exact answer to your question. Settlement is something that happens only when both sides agree. This can be quick, or years down the road. The insurance carrier may want to wait for a decision, to see if they can win (and pay you nothing). Your attorney may have a much better idea... View More

As long as you sustained an injury that occurred while in the course and scope of your Employment with your Employer you would be eligible for Workers Compensation Benefits. If you do not lose any time from work, you would be eligible for medical benefits. If your injury resulted in your inability... View More

Everything is the Judge's business. I would suggest you ask your lawyer since they were there and would have a better idea as to why it was being asked. If I had to guess, and this would be a guess, the judge is considering granting Supersedeas but is concerned whether or not you would have... View More

The standards for "Total Disability" are different for Social Security and Pennsylvania Workers Compensation.

Just because a IME physician opines that you are fully recovered from your work-related injury, does not mean that this Opinion would be accepted by a Workers Compensation... View More

If you are receiving workers' compensation wage loss benefits and you quite your job, you will allow the defendant/employer to argue that they should no longer be required to pay wage loss benefits since your loss of earnings is now as a result of your voluntary quite rather than your work... View More

It is difficult to answer your question without more information. If you have received a decision reinstating your wage loss benefits that is not appealed, your wage loss benefits should be paid within 30 days of the decision.

If you have been out of work for 30 weeks without receiving... View More

You go to hospital if its' an emergency. If not you see the employers doctor, assuming your employer has a list, then comp want pay. (you can go anywhere you want, but for the first 90 days--3 months-- comp will only cover emergency visits or visits to doctors on the employers' list if... View More

If your problems/symptoms have not resolved, you may need those documents again, so I would suggest holding on to all of them. If your problems/symptoms have resolved, I would still suggest that you hold on to the more important documents such as the Notice of Compensation Payable, the most recent... View More

You don't. The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act requires that any Compromise and Release Agreement (settlement) must be approved in writing by a Workers' Compensation Judge before it is binding. An "out-of-court" settlement would not be enforceable, and either side... View More

I am sorry to hear about the injury that you have recently suffered while in the course and scope of your employment. It is illegal for your Employer to fire you in retaliation for instituting a Claim for Workers Compensation Benefits, however, unless you are a Union Employee, you may be Terminated... View More

I am sorry to learn of your situation. There are two important timelines in workers' compensation to preserve your claim. First you must provide notice to your employer that you suffered a work injury within 120 days of the injury. Assuming you provided the employer with timely notice you... View More

I am working with the understanding that this is a PA workers' compensation claim. Assuming this is correct, your options are somewhat limited. You can make sure the medical provider has the correct workers' compensation information and that they have billed the workers'... View More

Please note this question was asked in the wrong forum/category. This would best be asked of a domestic relations attorney.

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I am sorry to hear about the problems that you are having with your work-related injury, however, in order to properly answer your question I would require additional information.

If you have sustained a work-related injury that prevents you from driving, and your "release to return to... View More

Workers' Compensation in Pennsylvania does not cover pain and suffer, emotional distress and many other forms of damages that you would potentially receive in a personal injury claim. Workers' Compensation in most cases only covers loss of wages and medical bills directly related to the... View More

This would be an agreement which would potentially control your description of injury, compensation rate and period of disability. Therefore, it is not a simple yes or no question. It would depend on what the document says and whether you agree with the document. I would suggest that you review... View More

If you are aware that he is involved in a workers' compensation claim, you can request a Nondisbursement Order. Furthermore, in workers' compensation a search is made before any settlement or judgement greater than $5,000.00 for outstanding child support arrearages.

I am sorry to hear about your injury. A claim of this nature is very fact specific and would depend on a number of factors including whether or not you would be considered a traveling employee or an employee on a special mission. You may have a workers' compensation claim, and you may also... View More