Workers' Compensation

Pittsburgh Workers' Compensation Lawyers

At Woomer & Hall, our attorneys fight for injured workers, helping them recover the income and medical benefits they need and deserve. Any employment-related injury entitles you to compensation. If an employer refuses to file a claim for stress-related hypertension; the workers' compensation insurance company refuses to authorize necessary medical care for carpal tunnel syndrome; or an employee is told to perform light duty work that aggravates a back injury, the worker is not being treated fairly.

If you need to appeal a denied workers' comp claim, your result may depend on the quality of your representation. If you have submitted a claim and your claim has been unfairly denied or you are not receiving benefit checks within two weeks of reporting your injury, it costs you nothing to file an appeal. Contact us to arrange a free consultation with a workers' compensation lawyer. We charge no fee of any kind unless we recover benefits on your behalf. At Woomer & Hall, our attorneys will focus on your result—on recovering the income and medical benefits that you need and deserve. We are able to get benefits in nearly all cases we handle. If your employer does not carry workers' compensation insurance, lost wages and medical expenses are covered under the Pennsylvania Uninsured Employers' Guarantee Fund or the West Virginia Uninsured Employer Fund.Contact our Pittsburgh office to arrange a free consultation and case review.

The Result Matters:

260 weeks: Claimant in workers’ compensation case received the maximum award allowed by law for disfigurement after being burned.
$317,000: Workers’ compensation claimant settled case in which she lost 75 percent of her hearing and was disfigured in a work place accident.
$200,000: Workers' compensation disfigurement settlement for steamfitter with facial burns.*

Read more on our verdicts and settlements page.

Any workplace injury and occupational disease qualifies you for income, medical, and disability benefits:

• Stress-related hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and pulmonary embolism
• Repetitive stress disorders including carpal tunnel syndrome, back strain, rotator cuff injury, tendonitis—common to workers on assembly lines, in desk jobs, and laborers
• Injuries from industrial accidents (regardless of OSHA work safety compliance or violations)
• Work-related injuries that could have been avoided with the use of ergonomic equipment
• Occupational diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, bakers' lung, and cancer
• Burns, electrical injuries, amputations, brain injuries, back, neck, and spinal cord injuries
• Injuries that cause temporary or permanent full or partial disability, including those that entitle the worker to Social Security Disability benefits

Attorneys for Pennsylvania's and West Virginia's workers

At Woomer & Hall, we are proud to represent steel workers, nurses, construction workers, truck drivers, boilermakers, teamsters, members of AFSCME and the AFL-CIO, police officers, laborers, PennDOT workers, mechanics, bricklayers, carpenters, and stagehands from Altoona, Uniontown, Johnstown, Pittsburgh, and communities throughout western Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia. You don't need to come to Pittsburgh to see a workers' comp lawyer—our attorneys will come to your home or hospital. You pay no attorneys' fees and no costs unless we recover benefits for you.

Consult with a lawyer: If your workers' compensation claim has been denied, or your employer is cooperating, it is extremely important that you seek advice from an attorney before making a statement to an insurance company representative or signing a settlement form.

If you would like to speak with a member of Woomer & Hall, please contact our Pittsburgh law office and arrange a free consultation and case evaluation. Our lawyer will visit you in your home or hospital and provide a frank assessment of your legal position. We charge no attorneys' fees or costs of any kind unless we recover compensation on your behalf.

*Descriptions of 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.