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When Will I Know If I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?

When Do I Qualify for Workers’ Compensation Benefits?   Have you been injured at your place of employment? If so, you likely have questions about what happens next. Can you receive workers’ compensation benefits for your injury? If so, how…

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Common Repetitive Motion Injuries in Workers’ Compensation Claims

Common Repetitive Motion Injuries Found in Workers’ Compensation Claims When most people think of workplace injuries, they may imagine back injuries, head trauma, or broken bones. However, more and more employees are suffering from injuries that occur gradually and suddenly…

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Are Hoyer Lift Transfer Injuries Common Among Home Health Aides?

Part 7 in an 8-part series   Hoyer Lifts Can Injure Home Health Care Providers Nurses, caregivers, and other healthcare providers are suffering too many serious, preventable injuries solely due to unsafe lifting practices every year. In fact, it is…

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Hoyer Lift Flaws and How They Can Injure Workers

Part 2 in an 8-part series While Hoyer Lifts are, in many circumstances, helpful to hospitals and nursing homes because they allow staff to transport patients and residents with limited mobility, unfortunately, the devices also contain some flaws that can…

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The Dangers of Using Hoyer Lifts in the Workplace

Part 1 in an 8-part series A Hoyer Lift is a type of patient lift used as an assistance device in hospitals and nursing homes or for people receiving health services at home. Healthcare workers use Hoyer Lifts to transfer…

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How Do I Know If I Am Entitled To Receive Social Security Disability?

Entitled to Social Security If the health of an individual is so bad that it is impacting their capability to work, it might be time for the person to consider the help of a Federal Program that will specifically assist…

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What You Need To Know About Reopening Your SSDI Claim Case

If your disability claim was denied, you may be eligible for an SSDI review. Pennsylvania allows people with a disabling condition to receive benefits from SSDI, but many of these claims are denied. A number of them may qualify for…

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Social Security Disability: Most Common Questions

Trying to proceed through the Social Security process can be overwhelming, and you can be struck with many questions about Social Security Disability Insurance. From concerns about how the claims process works to understanding what type of compensation you are…

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How a Workers’ Compensation Employer Defense Can Affect You

Workers’ Compensation and Employer Defense Tactics When a worker in the United States undergoes an injury, they are protected by a particular set of rules that helps them maintain their rights. These rules are known as Workers’ Compensation laws. In…

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How you Can Receive Workers’ Compensation for a Heat Related Injury

  Workers’ Compensation for a Heat Related Injury Heatstroke is one of the most common forms of injury that occurs during the summertime. Heatstroke happens when a person’s body temperature rises to 104 degrees when they are out in the…

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Social Security Disability Insurance Vs. Supplemental Security Insurance

The biggest difference between Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) is the financial requirements for those that are disabled. It is hard for many to understand the difference between the two programs, but we have described…

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How Insurers Make the Workers’ Compensation Process More Difficult

Part Eight: How Insurers Can Make the Workers’ Compensation Process More Difficult Once an employee has notified his or her employer of a workplace injury, it becomes the responsibility of the employer’s insurer to investigate the claim. The insurance company…

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The Responsibilities Of Insurers In The Workers’ Compensation Process

Part Seven: Insurer Responsibilities In The Workers’ Compensation Claim Process Pennsylvania employers are required to provide some sort of Workers’ Compensation health insurance for their employees in the event of a workplace-related injury or illness. The obligation of a workers’…

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Why Mental Illnesses Are Covered Under Workers’ Compensation

Can Workers’ Compensation Cover Mental Illness?   The extreme conditions under which first responders work take a toll not only on their bodies, but also sometimes on their minds. Underlying mental health issues related to traumatic stress tends to be…

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How Your Diabetes and Social Security Disability Benefits are Related

  SSDI Benefits for People With Diabetes   Obtaining Social Security Disability (“SSDI”) benefits is a complicated and confusing process. As we wrote about not too long ago, it is not as simple as completing an application claiming that you…

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Understanding The Delay Tactics In Workers’ Compensation Health Insurance

Workers’ Compensation Health Insurance Delay Tactics In Pennsylvania, employers with one or more employees are required to purchase workers’ compensation insurance. Many employers choose to self-insure, which means that an injured worker would file his or her claim directly with…

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Workers’ Compensation: Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Rates

Pennsylvania workers who are injured on the job are eligible to receive benefits to cover medical expenses and lost wages. However, Workers’ Compensation rates vary depending on the year, which can make it difficult for injured employees to figure out…

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What You Need to Know About Workers’ Comp Drug Testing

The Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act guarantees compensation for medical treatment and lost wages associated with work-related injuries and disease. However, there are some caveats when it comes to drug and alcohol use.  Pennsylvania law does allow employers to deny workers…

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Hurt At Work: Workers’ Compensation And Tendonitis Of Wrist

Getting hurt at work is undoubtedly debilitating and stressful, this is even truer when the employer and insurance carrier drag their feet and make the whole process much more time consuming and stressful. A situation like this are more likely…

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Are Social Security Disability Benefits for Immigrants Available?

Individuals who reside in the U.S. and are considered aliens, nationals, or noncitizens may be eligible for social security benefits. It is well-known that the United States Social Security Administration offers programs to provide benefits for a disabled United States…

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Hepatitis A and the risk of infection to food industry employees

If you work in the food service industry, you may think that your biggest risk of injury comes from a slip and fall while carrying a heavy tray or some sort of injury in the kitchen. In fact, the biggest…

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An Overview of a Workers’ Compensation Vocational Assessment

During the workers’ compensation process it is important to understand that your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company is going to do everything in their power to pay you as little as possible. The law affords insurance companies certain rights that…

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Bipolar Disorder and Social Security Disability

There is a common misconception that bipolar disorder is a rare condition, but this is not the case. The effects of bipolar disorder are widespread, as nearly 5.7 million Americans suffer from bipolar disorder annually. Bipolar disorder, also known as…

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SSD: Can I Receive Social Security Benefits for Mental Illness?

Across the United States, nearly 43.8 million Americans suffer from mental illness. This equates to roughly one in five adults in the United States. Mental disorders can be debilitating and go untreated far too often. Unfortunately, millions of American also…

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How to prepare for a Social Security Disability hearing

Filing for Social Security Disability can be daunting, but if prepared, you will be able to handle the questions posed at the hearing. The hearing will come in front of an Administrative Law judge and can be lengthy. Preparation is…

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What to Know When Filing for Social Security Disability Due to Obesity

The United States Surgeon General has declared obesity an epidemic. There’s some good reason for alarm: 35 percent of adult women and 31 percent of adult men are considered seriously overweight and 15 percent of children between the ages of…

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How Can You Help Your Adult Autistic Child File For Disability?

Supplemental Security Income benefits are designed to provide an income to severely disabled children and adults with very limited financial resources. However, since the income of the entire family is considered when determining a child’s financial eligibility for the program,…

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Is Workers Compensation for Independent Contractors Available?

With a new outlook for 2017’s economy and a landscape about to change, business owners are anticipating some major changes, and many may be looking to see if the answer to an age-old question is going to change: Are Independent…

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SSDI: Can I Work While Receiving Disability Benefits?

If you are disabled, but still wish to work, there are certain ways the Social Security disability benefits program allows for disabled individuals to work while continuing to receive Social Security disability benefits, which may benefit you. Additionally, if qualified, you…

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Workers’ Compensation: Can I Choose My Physician?

When one is injured on the job, neither the employer nor the employer’s insurance carrier can specify a doctor to act as the treating physician. However, the injured worker is required to treat with a medical professional on the employer’s…

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