An injured worker in Carlisle was awarded workers compensation benefits despite a prior shoulder injury. Here are the facts. For the sake of a story, let’s say the injured worker’s name is John. John came to me a few years ago after inj...
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Forklift accidents can certainly cause serious injuries for people working in warehouses throughout Central Pennsylvania. Looking up and down Interstate 81 from Greencastle to Chambersburg to Carlisle and north, warehouses and distribution centers b...
Read MoreRecently, I have done several posts on pre-existing conditions and work injuries. I’ve done so because pre-existing conditions are a common thread in many workers compensation denials. However, again, the fact a pre-existing condition exists ...
Read MoreGrowth in warehouse development and subsequent jobs that follow are expected to continue to grow in the Chambersburg, Shippensburg, and Carlisle areas of South Central Pennsylvania, in 2018. It is kind of obvious given the continued development und...
Read MoreAn Amazon Warehouse employee was killed in a work accident recently. The is the second death at the Middletown/Carlisle facility since 2014. If you recall, an employee was killed in 2014 in a pallet jack accident. The Occupational Safety and Health ...
Read MoreWe have seen the various reports from time to time on the overall impact of understaffing at Pennsylvania Nursing Homes. In this report of 18 of Pennsylvania’s most understaffed nursing care facilities, ten of the eighteen are owned and operat...
Read MoreOne thing I have learned through my years of dedicating my practice to representing injured workers is the fact we have a strong labor work ethic in Pennsylvania. I see it everyday. The misnomer out there is that injured workers want to just sit on ...
Read MoreI hear from every client their disbelief of the wait time to receive a hearing on their Social Security Disability appeal. It is frightening for folks who have no income or limited income and can’t function normally or work. However, it is als...
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