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Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act may entitle you to financial (wage loss} and medical benefits. It is important to note that you may have access to other income benefits, but they are impacted by workers’ compensation. Here we take a look at each benefits program and its impact on workers’ compensation wage loss benefits. Unemployment Compensation Benefits You may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits while out of work for a work injury. You may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits…

A question I get asked a lot is whether workers’ compensation an injured worker can receive wage loss benefits by direct deposit, rather than paper check. The answer to that question is yes, you can get your check by direct deposit. Many injured workers are still paid workers’ compensation wage loss benefits by paper check. They have to deal with checks being issued late or getting lost in the mail. This leads to injured workers getting behind in bills and…

There have been a few Workers' Compensation Judge changes in the geographic areas that we serve in Mooney Law.  We will explain what we know below. It is important for injured workers to understand the Pennsylvania workers' compensation adjudication system.  Work injuries are not litigated in the typical county Court of Common Pleas judicial system.  Pennsylvania has established its own distinct workers' compensation adjudication system.  Work injuries are litigated before Worker's Compensation Judges.  These judges only hear workers' compensation cases…

In Pennsylvania workers’ compensation, an injured worker must attend an Independent Medical Examination (IME) that is scheduled by the insurance company. What is an IME? The workers’ compensation insurance carrier schedules an IME for several reasons. One, they utilize the IME to substantiate your injury, extent of injury, and your doctor’s findings. Second, they utilize an IME to perhaps deny your claim or medical treatment. Third, they utilize an IME to narrow the description of injury, and therefore, narrow medical…

It is important in a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim to get your claim started out in the right way. Starting your claim out in the right way could mean the difference between having your claim accepted rather than being denied. It also could mean the difference in outcome of potential litigation of your claim. What does ‘starting the claim out the right way’ mean? Starting your claim out the right way means to follow the initial big three steps. First,…