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WHAT
DOES WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PAY?
An employee injured on the job in
Pennsylvania is
entitled to payment of medical bills for the work injury and to weekly
or biweekly payments of compensation benefits to replace wages lost due
to partial or total disability. The amount of the wage loss benefit
generally depends on how much you were earning in the year prior to
your injury, including overtime and bonuses. For new hires, the benefit
rate is based upon how much you were expected to earn. Lost earnings
from a second job, if any, must also be properly considered and
included.
The most common
calculation is two-thirds of any wage loss caused by
the work injury, subject to certain statutory maximums and minimums.
Workers with very limited pre-injury earnings are entitled to a rate of
fully ninety percent of their pre-injury earnings.
The Workers'
Compensation Act provides detailed formulas to allow the
proper calculation of wage loss benefits for all employees in all
circumstances. Despite this, employers and insurance carriers often
underpay the injured worker.
Call me. I can tell
you what Pennsylvania
Workers Compensation pays
and I will tell you if you are
being short-changed.
We
Make It Convenient for You:
Unlike
some lawyers you may have talked to or dealt with in the past, we never
forget that we work for you, not the
other way around. We
make it
easy for you. We keep you advised of what is going on in your
case, by sending you copies of every letter we sent out, by calling you
with updates periodically, and by promptly responding to every
telephone call and e-mail we receive. We also make it easy
for
you with three convenient locations to meet with you: Mr.
Kennedy's primary offices in Broomall, Delaware
County, just off the Blue Route; and our two satellite offices: in Havertown, Delaware
County, just off the Blue Route and in
Northeast Philadelphia/Trevose at the Neshaminy Interplex.
But
we know that when you are hurting, particularly in the early days,
weeks or months after a serious injury, even commuting to one of our
three convenient locations may be difficult for you. If your
injuries have forced you from the workplace or limited your earning
capacity, you may also have
difficulty with the expense of commuting to one of our
locations. For these reasons, we are generally available to come to
you, to meet in your home or another suitable location convenient to
you, by
appointment. Whether you live in Norristown, West
Chester, Bucks
County, or even
in Allentown, Quakertown or Reading,
the broad scope of our personal injury and workers' compensation
practice frequently takes us into your area. This makes it
convenient
for us
to agree to meet with you at a time and place of your
choosing, when
you decide to make us your law firm of choice.
These
are just some of the many ways we demonstrate to our clients, every
day, our commitment to serving your needs, at the same time we are
aggressively representing your rights and advancing your claims.
Please
call us today: 610 924 5667 or 215 559 5003
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