JENKINTOWN PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS

Most Pennsylvania employees, full-time or part-time, are entitled to benefits from workers’ compensation coverage due to a work-related injury or illness. The benefits you receive after your injury are paid for by private insurance companies or the state workers’ insurance fund.

How to Receive Your Benefits

REPORT YOUR INJURY IMMEDIATELY. It is very important that you report your injury to your employer immediately. Make sure that when reporting the injury you tell your supervisor how you were injured and the date and location of the injury. Not reporting an injury could cost you your benefits. After you report your injury, your employer will accept or deny your claim. If your claim is denied, you can file a claim petition with the bureau for a hearing before a workers’ compensation judge. If this happens it is advisable that you hire an experienced Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney to help you with your claim.

Types of Benefits You Can Receive

There are different benefits depending on the types of injuries:

• Death Benefits – If you are injured on a job and it results in your death, benefits can be distributed to your living dependents.
• Specific Loss Benefits – If your injury resulted in a permanent loss of all or part of your foot, toe, arm, finger, hang, thumb, sight, hearing, or permanent disfigurement of your head, face, or neck, then you may be eligible for a specific loss award.
• Medical Care – You may be entitled to reasonable surgical and medical services provided by a healthcare professional under the Workers’ Compensation Act
• Payments for Lost Wages – If you are unable to work because of your injury, you may be entitled to wage-loss benefits because you are earning wages that are less than your earnings before your injury.

You have a right to receive benefits if you have a work-related injury. Receiving benefits for your injury will help you with the cost of medical care and will protect you and your family while you are healing. Knowing how to get what you deserve can be hard to understand.

If you were injured at work in the Philadelphia or Allentown area, you should call the knowledgeable workers’ compensations attorneys at Mednick, Mezyk & Kredo at 888-807-WORK. We offer a free consultation to discuss your case.