June 9, 2015 Workplace Injuries Increase Income Inequality Workplace injuries, along with an inadequate Workers’ Compensation system, may be contributing to the gap between rich and poor, according to the US Labor Department. Employers report at least 3 million workplace injuries a year to the Bureau of Labor Statistics along with 4,500 workplace deaths, and the true amount may be even higher. Additionally, … Read More »
June 1, 2015 Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyers: Operation Orange Squeeze on Pennsylvania Turnpike Operation Orange Squeeze has begun along the Pennsylvania Turnpike[…] Read More »
March 20, 2015 Healthcare Employees at Risk of Injury Several investigations into workplace injuries of nurses and orderlies reveal a large number of career ending injuries. Orderlies and nursing assistants suffer 35,000 injuries a year. These injuries are often bad enough that they cause missed work time. Studies show that nursing aides or orderlies have roughly the same chance of back and other workplace … Read More »
March 9, 2015 Poor Design and Installation Caused Explosion in NJ Factory New federal investigation findings indicate that design flaws and installation mistakes resulted in the 2012 fire at the US Ink facility located in East Rutherford, New Jersey. As a result […] Read More »
March 2, 2015 Philadelphia Workers’ Compensation Lawyers: OSHA Proposes Increased Transparency for Workplace Injuries, Facing Pushback from Retail Industry Presently, companies like Walmart and Target are protected from having to disclose incidents of workplace injuries to regulatory agencies and the […] Read More »
July 30, 2014 Recent Report Discusses Painkillers and Injured Workers in Pennsylvania A recent report released by the Workers Compensation Research Institute stated that injured workers in Pennsylvania receive stronger painkillers […] Read More »
May 23, 2014 Puede Un Trabajador Indocumentado Recibir Compensación Laboral En Pensilvania? Bajo la ley de Pensilvania, un trabajador indocumentado que sufre una lesión/ hiere en el trabajo puede recibir beneficios de compensación laboral bajo ciertas circunstancias […] Read More »
May 23, 2014 Can An Undocumented Worker Receive Workers’ Compensation In Pennsylvania? Under Pennsylvania law, an undocumented worker who is injured on the job may receive workers’ compensation benefits under certain circumstances. Unfortunately […] Read More »
April 17, 2014 Employer’s Attorney is not Entitled to Ex Parte Communication with Panel Physicians in Workers’ Compensation Cases A Pennsylvania court recently ruled that an Employer’s attorney may not have ex parte communications with a panel physician, particularly when […] Read More »
