Workers’ Compensation
Petition to Terminate vs. Petitions to Suspend Workers’ Compensation Benefits
For those who have been injured on the job, workers’ compensation benefits are essential. If an injury prevents you from earning your wages, your family still needs to be fed, and bill collectors still need to be paid. Sadly, workplace injuries occur regularly here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. According to the annual report on…
Read MoreHome Health Care and Workers’ Comp
Who’s Liable When an In-home Caregiver is Injured? As parents age, families are often faced with the decision to hire an in-home caregiver or move their elders into nursing facilities. This is an emotional, stressful and often financial decision. At the other end of the spectrum, nursing home and in-home caregivers have stressful and risky…
Read MoreRetail Safety and Injury Prevention
Even seasoned retail professionals might be surprised by the extent of the risks to health and safety retail workers face. Indeed, researchers were shocked to find that the retail sector reports an inordinate number of job-related illnesses, injuries and even fatalities. Recognizing the problem is the first step in preventing such injuries. There are approximately…
Read MoreQ&A with Dean Dominick: Am I really an independent contractor, and why does it matter?
You might have heard the term “independent contractor” when you’ve been brought on for a job, or maybe it’s what you call yourself. The term should not be used lightly, however. The difference between an independent contractor and an employee could be the difference between not receiving and receiving workers’ compensation benefits should you become…
Read MoreUse Your Head: Workplace Safety to Prevent Head Injuries
Whether you are an employer, supervisor or worker, if you work in a dangerous industry, injury prevention is important. It is a lot easier to prevent an accident from happening in the first place than it can be to make things right after the fact. The reality is that workplace injuries can be debilitating or…
Read MoreFuture of medical marijuana and workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania: Q&A with Attorney Drew Gannon
In April 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed Senate Bill 3 into law, known as the Medical Marijuana Act (hereinafter “MMA”), which will begin the process of implementing Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Program. With the implementation of the program, which is expected to take 18 to 24 months, comes the opportunity for patients who are under a…
Read MoreAdvantages and disadvantages of federal oversight of workers’ compensation: Q&A with Attorney Dean Dominick
Just last month, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report that recommended a federal role in the workers’ compensation system. The role would involve creating federal standards with which each state’s workers’ compensation systems would be required to follow. To date, the only attempted federal intervention was the creation of a federal commission in…
Read MoreIt Costs an Arm and a Leg: Workers’ Compensation [Infographic]
9.2 billion tons — that is how much freight is moved across the country each year according to the American Trucking Associations. To get that much cargo moved from point “A” to destination “B” requires three million truck drivers. Simply put, without truckers, the nation comes to a grinding halt. That’s why it might surprise…
Read MorePrevent Eye Injuries at Work
About 2,000 eye injuries occur in the workplace each day. That results in more than 700,000 injured workers every year. Between 10 percent and 20 percent of these injuries result in temporary or permanent vision loss. It is estimated that $300 million are spent each year in loss of productivity, medical treatment and workers’ compensation…
Read MoreThe Safest States for Workers’ Compensation
As Americans, we are presented with an onslaught of warning signs, flashing lights and a seemingly endless list of safety regulations every day. Most of these “precautions” have become routine. We don’t even think about buckling up our seatbelts — we just automatically click them into place. These safety measures are meant to help us…
Read MoreWhat happens if you are laid off or fired after a work injury? Q&A with Attorney Drew Gannon
Many people are surprised to learn that employers generally do not have to hold a position for you indefinitely following an injury on the job. Your position may be filled or you may even be laid off. As a workers’ compensation attorney for more than 20 years, I’ve seen numerous cases where workers have been…
Read MoreTop 5 Workplace Injuries
According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL), nearly 900 thousand non-fatal workplace injuries requiring days off occurred in 2019. The total number of non-fatal occupational injuries overall in 2019 nearly broke the 3 million mark. Although this marks a decrease in incidents compared to previous years, at KBG we know that those…
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