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Can tendinitis be a work-related injury?

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:March 6, 2025
Post category:Workers Compensation Workplace Injury

Tendinitis can be a work-related injury in Pennsylvania. It is important if you have tendinitis and believe it is because of work-related job activities, that you report the work injury to your employer right away. What is tendinitis? Simply put, tendinitis in inflammation of the tendons. Tendons are in the joint areas of your body and connect your muscles to your bones. Hence, when you suffer from tendinitis, you will likely experience pain, swelling and tenderness in the affected area.…

Lancaster Orthopedic Group Joins Penn State Health

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:February 7, 2025
Post category:General Workers Compensation

The Lancaster Orthopedic Group has entered into an affiliation agreement to join Penn State Health. Penn State Health announced the affiliation via a press release. A physician-owned and operated orthopedic specialty group founded in 1985, LOG includes 18 orthopedic physicians, 15 advanced practice providers and three locations in Lancaster County. The affiliation is in response to growing patient demand for orthopedic services in Penn State Health’s East Region. LOG physicians and providers will continue to see patients at their three…

Mooney Law Handles Hagerstown and Frederick Workers’ Compensation

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:January 29, 2025
Post category:Maryland Workers Comp

Attorney Mark Buterbaugh, a Managing Partner at Mooney Law, created and manages Mooney Law's workers' compensation practice. He handles all of the firm's Pennsylvania and Maryland workers' compensation cases. He is licensed to practice law in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Besides handling a large Pennsylvania workers' compensation practice, he also litigates cases before the Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission. He fights for Hagerstown and Frederick area injured workers who have denied claims, unpaid medical bills, denied medical treatment, and termination of benefits. …

Mooney Law Wins Appeal for Unemployment Benefits For An Injured Worker Who Resigned as Part of Settlement

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:December 24, 2024
Post category:Case Law Update Workers Compensation

Mooney Law again won unemployment benefits for an injured worker who resigned her job as part of a workers’ compensation settlement. As you know in previous articles here, in most cases when an injured worker settles their workers’ compensation case, a resignation is required. In this case, our client injured her arm while working at a distribution center in Lancaster. As part of her medical treatment, she was provided work restrictions. Initially, her employer accommodated her light duty restrictions. Eventually,…

Wellspan and United Healthcare agree on a new contract

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:December 18, 2024
Post category:General

Wellspan Health and United Healthcare have agreed to a new contract regarding employer sponsored health insurance plans. Under the new contract, Wellspan will now be an in-network health care provider under United Health care employer sponsored plans. That new contract became effective on December 15, 2024. Wellspan has always been an in-network provider under Unted Health insurance plans, until November 1, 2024, when the contract expired. This contract dispute was quite problematic for Central Pennsylvanians. The Chambersburg, Shippensburg, Gettysburg, Hanover,…

Pennsylvania Releases 2025 Workers’ Compensation Average Weekly Wage Rates

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:December 16, 2024
Post category:Workers Compensation

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has released the 2025 average weekly wage rates. The Department established a maximum rate of $1347.00 per week, an increase from $1,325.00 for 2024. No matter how high your average weekly wage is, the most paid out would be $1347.00 per week. Here is how it works. First, your compensation rate is based on your gross average earnings before taxes are taken out. For injured workers who have been employed more than three…

Another Workers’ Compensation client review

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:December 16, 2024
Post category:Workers Compensation

I received an email from a client of mine that I believe is worthy of sharing here. This client injured his ankle at work. He received workers' compensation benefits. Like in many accepted work injury cases, the insurance carrier eventually sent him for an independent medical examination (IME). Nor surprisingly, the IME doctor found him to be fully recovered, and the insurance carrier filed a Termination Petition to terminate his workers' compensation benefits, despite being scheduled for an additional surgery. …

Winter Weather and Pennsylvania Work Injuries

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:November 21, 2024
Post category:Workers Compensation

Winter weather is coming upon us and that ultimately can lead to more Pennsylvania work injuries. Snow is in the forecast for later this week and Thanksgiving week. Unfortunately, snowy and icy weather leads to more work injuries. Most work injuries that occur due to winter weather is slip and fall injuries. Parking lots get icy, warehouse floors get wet, lunch room floors get slippery, and that ultimately leads to slip and falls. These types of accidents can lead to…

Another satisfied client review

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:November 5, 2024
Post category:General

Here is the latest client review that was submitted to the firm and on my AVVO profile. Awesome experience Mark Buterbaugh and his paralegal, Barbara helped me with a personal injury case. I was very upset and scared at first as I had never been through anything like this . They were both so very helpful and understanding. Explaining the process and answering my questions. Returning calls and emails in a timely , and pleasant manner. Mark Buterbaugh worked to…

United Healthcare and Wellspan Contract Expires

Post author:Mark Buterbaugh
Post published:November 4, 2024
Post category:General Workers Compensation

Wellspan and United Healthcare contract expired on November 1, 2024 without a new agreement in place. So what does that mean? It means that if you are covered by a health insurance plan from United Healthcare, Wellspan will now become an out of network provider. Given that South Central Pennsylvania is a heavy Wellspan serviced area, such as Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Hanover and York areas, you will be forced to pay significant out of pocket expenses. In essence, the consumer loses. …