New Threats to Keeping Your Benefits

Changes to Pennsylvania Workers' Comp Law That Could Threaten Your Benefits

Pennsylvania workers' compensation law has added a new requirement that people who have suffered an injury that prevents them from doing their old job are now required to look for work. If you fail to look for work, a workers' comp judge can suspend your benefits.

Your company may hire a vocational counsel to conduct a labor market survey to find a job that you can do. The vocational expert will identify jobs within your geographic area and your physical abilities. The company can then take that information to a judge to say that you could be employed and that your workers' compensation should be discontinued.

At the law office of Woomer & Hall, we know that the mere existence of a job does not mean that you are qualified for it and would, in fact, be hired to do it. It is unfair for a workers' comp judge to modify or suspend your work comp benefits just because a job might be available.

If you are being pressured to take another job or your employer will be taking a case to court to have your workers' comp benefits suspended, contact our Pittsburgh law office immediately.

Result Matters*

$90,000 workers' compensation settlement for an employee who sustained a back injury while working for a temporary agency, Manpower, Inc
$71,000 Pennsylvania workers' compensation benefits for a Weirton, West Virginia worker injured while working in Pennsylvania

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Our workers' compensation lawyers will help you understand what the new regulations require and how you can meet these requirements without giving up your rights to compensation. The workers' comp insurance company will have experts on hand in presenting their case. We will also retain experts who can review the medical facts and job duties for various occupations and help present an effective case on your behalf.

We help injured workers throughout western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia with initial workers' comp applications and represent them in appeals of benefit denials. We also defend workers' against the premature termination of benefits.

The attorneys at Woomer & Hall are aggressive advocates dedicated to protecting injured workers. Contact our law office or call 1-800-686-0848. Your initial consultation is free. We charge no attorneys' fees or costs of any kind unless we recover compensation for you.

* Case results are for informational purposes only, and should not be considered as a guarantee or prediction of outcome in any other case. Every case involves different facts and circumstances, and a favorable result in one case is not a guarantee that a similar result can be obtained in another case.