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…Payment of Medical Bills is not an Admission of Liability
I have represented many individuals over the years who come to the office under the mistaken impression that their work injury is “covered” because the worker’s compensation insurance company has paid medical bills related to the claim. This situation typically occurs when someone is hurt at work and continues to work often in a light…
Continue reading…Disfigurement and the Workers Compensation Act
A client came to see me not long ago with scarring on her hand from a work injury. Mercifully, she was back to work and without discomfort but she was left with some unsightly scarring on her hand. She asked if the law provides compensation for the disfigurement. In Pennsylvania only disfigurement of the head,…
Continue reading…Injuries While Commuting to or from Work
I am often asked whether an injury sustained in an accident while commuting to or from work is compensable under the Workers Compensation Act. The answer is complicated. Very generally, injuries sustained while commuting to or from work ARE NOT covered under the Worker’s Compensation Act. So, if a person gets hurt in an accident…
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