JENKINTOWN PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS

A Philadelphia workplace accident can have a profound and lasting effect on you and your family. The impact far outreaches just the physical and emotional difficulties associated with an illness, injury or sudden death, but can also deeply affect you financially.

Direct Costs

Direct costs of a workplace injury include items that you pay for directly as a result of your injury. Costs like these can include:

• Medical care (doctors visits, surgeries, hospital stays, physical therapy, rehabilitation)
• Medical copays, deductibles
• Prescriptions
• Assisted living or full-time care in the event of a serious accident
• Funeral and burial expenses

Indirect Costs

Indirect costs associated with a workplace injury are costs that occur after the fact as a result of being unable to work. These costs often seem to cause the biggest hardships as they most affect the livelihood of you and your family. Indirect costs from a workplace injury can include:

• Lost wages
• Lost benefits (healthcare, dental)
• Retirement savings interruption
• Housing alterations for disabilities

The costs of a Philadelphia workplace accident can quickly add up, leaving you and your loved ones holding the bills unless you seek workers’ compensation benefits. Under Pennsylvania law, workers who are injured on the job are eligible for workers’ compensation benefits to assist with medical bills, rehabilitation and lost wages. Similarly, families who have lost a loved one due to a workplace accident are entitled to death benefits to assist with funeral expenses and lost wages.

To learn more about workers’ compensation benefits and your rights under Pennsylvania law, call our Philadelphia workplace injury attorneys today at 888-807-WORK (9675).