There are several types of benefits which can be received by an injured worker in Pennsylvania. A comprehensive review of these benefits can be seen here on our website. One of those benefits is called “specific loss,” which contains
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When “Accepted” Means “Denied” – Only in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation
By Glenn Neiman
When an employee in Pennsylvania gets injured, the PA Workers’ Compensation Act allots the workers’ compensation insurance carrier 21 days to investigate and accept or deny the claim. If 21 days is not sufficient, the insurance carrier can opt to…
Brilliant & Neiman Partner with Angeion Group for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Event in Philadelphia
On May 6, 2023, the Eastern PA-Delaware Region of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society held “Big Climb Philly” at Lincoln Financial Field. The event has raised over $500,000.00 for this important cause. We at Brilliant & Neiman LLC are proud…
Big Changes to Scarring Claims Under PA Workers’ Compensation?
By Glenn Neiman
An injured worker in PA is entitled to certain benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. We discuss these benefits in great detail here, on our website. Basically, these benefits include wage loss (called “indemnity”), medical, “specific loss” and…
Brilliant & Neiman Closed June 1 and June 2 to Attend PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Seminar
On June 1, 2023 and June 2, 2023, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will hold its 22nd annual “Workers’ Compensation Conference.” Here, attorneys, Workers’ Compensation Judges (WCJs), employer representatives, adjusters, risk management/safety employees and others who work in the…
The Difficulties in Handling Cases Against the PA Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund
By Glenn Neiman
What if an injured worker in Pennsylvanian is employed by a company who (in direct violation of PA law) fails to carry workers’ compensation insurance? Back in the old days, the injured worker, through no fault of his or her…
Injured Worker in PA Entitled to Reimbursement by Workers’ Compensation Insurance for Medical Marijuana
By Glenn Neiman
Over the past several years, PA has legalized the use of medical marijuana. Given the current difficulties in dealing with the opioid epidemic, this would seem to be a reasonable tool to help injured workers (and anyone else suffering from…
MRI Results Not Foolproof to Show Extent of Work Injury
By Glenn Neiman
If you are a football fan, you may have been following the story about Von Miller, star linebacker for the Buffalo Bills. The story is also of interest, however, to injured workers, including those in PA. (Parenthetically, we should note…
Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rate for PA for 2023 Announced
By Glenn Neiman
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced that the Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW), for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, is $1,273.00. Under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act, this means the maximum compensation rate for work injuries…
Work-Related Injury Apparently Fully Recovered Before it Began
By Glenn Neiman
Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, once an injured worker establishes that he or she has suffered a work-related injury, benefits continue until something happens. That “something” may be the injured worker returning to gainful employment, a doctor finding the…