Workers' compensation is a very specific area of the law. This is true not only in Pennsylvania, but in each state's work comp system. It should scarcely be surprising, then, that workers' compensation law contains a concept known as "specific loss." The term refers...
Year: 2012
Heat Illness: OSHA Begins Prevention Campaign
The summer of 2012 has been brutally hot across most of the country. Northeastern Pennsylvania certainly has not been spared. The effects of such extreme heat are many. One of the most severe can be heat illness suffered on the job. Thousands of people become sick at...
Formaldehyde Exposure Poses Dangers to Hair Stylists and Others
At first glance, a hair styling salon does not seem like a place associated with workplace injury. After all, the equipment used isn't heavy. Scissors and barber sheers may be sharp, but they don't necessarily put workers at risk the way in the way that a construction...
Should You Accept a Lump-Sum Settlement After a Workplace Injury?
If you have been injured in a workplace accident, should you accept a lump-sum settlement? Or is it better to receive payments over a period of time? This is something you will probably want to discuss with an attorney who is familiar with the process for Pennsylvania...
Workplace Repetitive Stress Injuries
Repetitive stress injuries, also known as repetitive motion injuries or cumulative trauma disorders, are injuries that develop gradually over time as a result of repetitive movements or awkward postures. Just like back or neck injuries caused by a single accident,...
Construction Safety Initiative Underway in Northeastern Pennsylvania
What can be done to prevent accidents that cause injuries on construction sites, especially summer work season heats sup? After all, injuries caused by construction accidents are not only among the most common types of workers' compensation claims. Such accidents can...
Pennsylvania Metal Recycler Faces Fines for Exposing Workers to Lead and Arsenic
The dangers of lead have been known at least since the early days of the Roman Empire. Arsenic, too, has a well-documented history as a poisonous substance. Cadmium is increasingly known as such a substance as well. And yet these substances continue to pose work...
Armed Standoff in Doylestown is Reminder of Law Enforcement Job Dangers
By any measure, law enforcement officers have one of the most dangerous jobs there is. Nationally, 134 police and sheriff's patrol officers were killed on the job in 2010. Nonfatal injuries are also very common. In Pennsylvania, a vivid reminder of the potential for...
Painkillers Are Often Overused to Treat Workplace Injuries
When someone gets hurt on the job, doctors are sometimes too quick to prescribe powerful drugs to treat the symptoms of those injuries. These strong painkillers, which include drugs such as OxyContin, Percocet and Duragesic, may hurt more than help the injured worker....
Carpal Tunnel Can Occur on Construction Sites as Well as in Offices
Carpal tunnel injuries do not only affect office workers and grocery store clerks. Construction workers and others who perform heavy labor are also definitely at risk of this type of job-related injury. This is because carpal tunnel syndrome can be brought on or made...