Warehouse work can be dangerous to employees in many different ways. Most obvious, of course, is the constant traffic of forklifts that bustle back and forth carrying various packages and pallets. But those are far from the only dangers. In Pennsylvania recently, at a...
In our previous post, we wrote about the risks of overusing narcotic painkillers when recovering from work injuries. In this post, we will discuss a trend toward the use of an alternative treatment that can potentially eliminate that risk: the use of acupuncture. This...
Each person has his or her own threshold for pain. Some people can tolerate more than others. But in the case of a serious back injury or other workplace injury, the use of narcotic painkillers is often needed, even for those with a high pain tolerance. Such...
It's a basic principle of workers' compensation law in Pennsylvania and other states that a worker does not have to prove negligence on the part of an employer (or a third party) in order to be eligible for benefits. If you got hurt on the job, and reported the injury...
Firefighters hold an honored place in American life - for good reason. Police officers, they put their bodies and lives on the line every time they go on duty. Bruce Springsteen lauded this spirit of service in his notable song "Into the Fire," which was inspired by...
Not so many years ago, silica sand was not sought after by oil and gas companies. And the term "fracking" was not widely known. But then the oil industry perfected the process of forcing silica sand and water into cracks in the earth in order to bring up oil. This...
What is the relationship between workers' compensation benefits and Social Security Disability benefits? First of all, it's important to remember that the two types of benefits come from two quite different systems. Workers' compensation is generally a state-by-state...
In today's economy, more and more workers are contractors rather than full-time employees with benefits. What effect does this have on workers' compensation law in Pennsylvania? The Pennsylvania Supreme Court addressed this question in a recent case, Six L's Packing...
For an injured worker, the proper calculation of workers' compensation benefits is obviously very important. If you've been hurt on the job, you need enough money to cover your medical expenses and move forward with your life - despite the loss of income from your...
"No one should know how laws or sausages are made," the German statesman Otto von Bismarck once said. The wily chancellor was making a point about the ugliness that often underlies the political process. He was not referring to the importance of protecting and...