It is generally understood that when an employee is injured on the job, it is workers’ compensation that provides for the injured worker’s medical expenses and pays for any time that they need off from work in order to recuperate. It has been this way ever since the system was…
Pennsylvania Considering Change to Workers’ Compensation Prescribing Guidelines
As is true throughout the rest of the country, the state of Pennsylvania is struggling with epidemic abuse of opiate drugs. Now the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering legislation that would significantly scale back the use of these drugs by requiring authorization for certain medications. Much of the basis…
Injured Workers’ Ability to Prove Abnormal Working Conditions
Christian Petrucci, a worker’s compensation and social security attorney, has written an informative article on injured workers’ ability to prove abnormal working conditions. Essentially, work-related injuries aren’t always physical. Often they can be psychological, which is a type of work injury that can be much harder to prove in a case.…