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What Should You Do to Get Ready to Your Social Security Disability Consultative Exam? Shortly after filing a claim for disability benefits, you may receive a correspondence from the Social Security Administration informing you of an appointment they have scheduled on your behalf known as a consultative exam. You may feel some apprehension upon receiving… Read more

How Much Time Do You Have to File? Are you wondering when you need to tell your employer about your work-related injury or illness? Do you have questions about what time frame you must follow in order to receive workers’ compensation benefits? Have you found yourself asking how quickly you must act in order to… Read more

Workers’ Compensation is Tax-Free, but it is slightly more complicated than just this simple statement. Under federal and Pennsylvania law, Workers’ Compensation wage-loss benefits are not considered taxable income. You do not pay federal income tax on them, and you generally do not report them as taxable wages on your return. However, tax rules don’t… Read more

There many things that can determine the amount of a workers’ comp settlement, including your pre-accident average weekly wage, the need for future medical benefits and other factors. People who are unable to return to work may qualify for total disability. All of these factors are taken into account when deciding whether a settlement is… Read more

When seeking workers’ compensation benefits, it is vital to act within the prescribed time limits. If you have suffered an injury while at work, seek immediate consultation with an attorney to discuss your eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits. If you wait, you jeopardize your ability to claim benefits. Pennsylvania law requires that employees notify their… Read more

Is it Better to Accept a Lump Sum Settlement or Continue Weekly Payments? The Act 57 amendments to the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation laws allow workers to settle workers’ compensation claims with insurance companies for their work injury, rather than continue to receive weekly or bi-weekly benefits. The insurance company always tries to settle for the… Read more

Does my work accident qualify for a workers comp claim? One of the most common questions that arises in the field of workers’ comp law is “was the injury or illness caused within the ‘course and scope of employment?’” While some workers’ comp situations are straightforward – such as when an injury occurs in the… Read more