Weisman Goldman Bowen & Grzywinski, LLP

Workers' Compensation

Our firm has extensive experience helping individuals with job-related injuries and illnesses to receive the full and fair compensation and benefits for their losses.

Under the Workers' Compensation Laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:

• If you are injured at work or in the scope of your employment, you are entitled to Workers' Compensation Benefits.
• By law, an injury includes an aggravation of a pre-existing condition.
• Under the law, you must treat with a doctor from a list provided by your employer for the first 90 days after your injury.
• If you are dissatisfied with your treatment or doctor during this 90-day period, you may choose another doctor from that list.
• After 90 days, you may treat with any health care provider and the Workers' Compensation insurance company must pay for all reasonable and necessary medical treatment, prescription medications and appliances.
• Once you receive a "Notice of Compensation Payable" from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the employer or insurance company may not suspend benefits unless:
  • You agree and sign a Final Receipt or Supplemental Agreement.
  • You have returned to work with no loss of earnings and your employer provides notice of suspension or modification of payments because you have returned to work.
  • A Workers' Compensation Judge approves a Petition for Termination, Suspension and/or Modification.
• BEWARE: Benefits under a "Temporary Notice of Compensation Payable" may be terminated at any time.
• After being off the job for 7 days after your injuries, you can collect two-thirds of your average weekly wage up to the maximum amount set by law.
• You have three years from the date of injury to file a Workers' Compensation claim or 500 weeks to reopen a previous claim.

For more information, visit our Workers' Compensation Information Page.