Disability Benefits Compensate for Lost Wages If you miss time from work as a result of your work injury, you are entitled to wage loss benefits or “disability” benefits. There are 2 types of disability benefits: total and partial. If you are unable to work due to your work injury, you are entitled to total…
Continue reading…¿Cuánto recibiré en beneficios de compensación al trabajador?
Una lesión de trabajo puede causar mucho trastorno en su vida, incluyendo la perdida de sueldo como resultado de una lesión. La ley de compensación al trabajador de Pensilvania está diseñada para pagarle su sueldo perdido que resulte de una lesión; sin embargo, usted no recibirá su sueldo completo en beneficios de compensación al trabajador. …
Continue reading…How much will you receive in workers’ compensation benefits?
A work injury causes major disruption to your life, including wage loss as a result of that injury. The PA workers’ compensation law is set up to pay you for wage loss resulting from your injury; however, you will not receive your full pay in workers compensation benefits. Workers compensation benefits provide a portion of…
Continue reading…Su Abogado debe de revisar su Notificación de Compensación
Si usted ha sufrido una lesión de trabajo puede ser que haya recibido documentación del seguro de Compensación al Trabajador de su empleador. Si vio una Notificación de Compensación Pagable, o en Ingles “Notice of Compensation Payable” (NCP), esto significa que el seguro de compensación ha aceptado pagar beneficios de compensación, al menos temporeramente. Hay…
Continue reading…YOUR WORKERS’ COMP ATTORNEY SHOULD REVIEW THE NOTICE OF COMPENSATION PAYABLE
If you have suffered a work injury, you may have received documentation from your employer’s workers comp insurance carrier. If you have received a “Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP),” this means that the carrier has agreed to pay you workers comp benefits, at least temporarily. There are a few forms of NCP: A Notice of…
Continue reading…QUE DEBE DE ESPERAR EN UNA AUDIENCIA DE COMPENSACIÓN AL TRABAJADOR Parte 1: Preparación para la audiencia
Su abogado de compensación al trabajador ha presentado una Petición para proteger sus derechos a recibir beneficios de compensación al trabajador para su lesión de trabajo, o quizás su empleador ha presentado una Petición para terminar esos beneficios. ¿Que debe de esperar? Después que una Petición es presentada, su caso será asignado a un Juez…
Continue reading…WHAT TO EXPECT AT A WORKERS COMPENSATION HEARING – Part 1: Preparing for the Hearing
Your workers’ compensation attorney has filed a Petition to protect your rights to workers’ compensation benefits for your work injury, or perhaps your Employer has filed a Petition to terminate those rights. What should you expect? After a Petition is filed, your case will be assigned to a Workers’ Compensation Judge, and a Hearing will…
Continue reading…A Lancaster PA Workers Comp Lawyer Demystifies the Utilization Review Process
The Workers’ Compensation Act allows the workers’ compensation insurance company to seek review of the reasonableness and necessity of medical treatment for a work injury. It is called a Utilization Review. It is important to note that the review is limited to the reasonableness and necessity of the treatment. It is NOT a review of whether the…
Continue reading…Workers Comp Lawyers in Lancaster Pa Who Make Sure Nothing Gets Lost in Translation
I am always curious when I see lawyers advertise “Hablamos Espanol”. What does that really mean? Does it mean that the lawyer studied Spanish in high school? Does it mean that an interpreter is hired for the initial consultation? Does it mean that a staff person has a passable understanding of Spanish? It is an…
Continue reading…El pago de facturas médicas no es una admisión de responsabilidad
Yo he representado a varios individuos a través de los años que vienen a la oficina bajo la impresión errónea de que su lesión de trabajo está “aceptada” porque el Seguro de Compensación al Trabajador ha pagado los gastos médicos relacionados a su caso. Esta situación típicamente ocurre cuando alguien se lesiona en el trabajo…
Continue reading…