The Pennsylvania House of Representatives may soon consider a bill that would restrict the ability of doctors to provide certain medications to patients who become injured at work.The proposed law would create a "drug formulary" for prescription opioids for injured...
If you live in the Lehigh Valley or in Warren County, New Jersey, the warm weather will be here soon. If you were to interview Emergency Room staff in the local hospitals such as St. Luke's, Lehigh Valley Hospital, or St. Luke's Warren, the staff may comment that...
As the Holiday Season approaches, people often search for ways to make extra money in order to buy that perfect Christmas gift. People young and old eagerly fill positions at malls and Christmas tree farms hiring seasonal help. Unfortunately, seasonal workers...
During the last 13 years, at least 30 states have changed laws designed to protect injured workers - to the detriment of employees. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently concluded that this trend to the bottom creates a tremendous risk for injured workers to...
In today's fast-paced work world, every employee is trying to meet a constant deadline. Over the years of handling thousands of workers' compensation matters, I have seen numerous employees suffer injuries while attempting to finish jobs in a quick manner. Often, the...
If you or a member of your family has suffered an injury on the job, or if you have tragically lost a family member while he or she was on the job, you need to enlist the services of an attorney who is skilled and experienced in handling workplace injury litigation...
If you have sustained an injury at your place of work and are no longer able to perform your assigned job duties as a result, you are almost certainly eligible to receive workers' compensation benefits. It is important to note, however, that you may also be entitled...
Too often an employee suffers a work accident and serious injury. The employer is reluctant to initially report the injury out of fear the compensation premiums will rise. Here are some tips when dealing with an employer that refuses to report a work injury.First, ask...
In this new economic climate, employers are laying off several employees. These layoffs impact the safety of workers who remain on the job. Specifically, workers are now required to perform multiple tasks without the same level of help from other co workers. There are...
Injured workers who are either on medicare or have a reasonable expectation of being on medicare within 30 months and have settled a case for $250,000, must obtain medicare approval. The medicare standards are presently found in memorandums issued by CMS. These...