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In 2015, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation recorded 166,102 reported cases of work-related injuries and illnesses. However, each year, a large number of workers' compensation claims get denied. While you would think that the process for receiving...
The construction industry in Pennsylvania is thriving, thanks to the hard work and dedication of workers like you. However, the construction industry can be fraught with hazards if workers and their employers do not practice workplace safety. As in other industries,...
Many of our readers likely remember the tragic incident in April near Chester, Pennsylvania, where two Amtrak employees who were doing maintenance on a railroad track were struck and killed by one of the company's trains. Now the family of one of the men killed, a...
Being a single parent often means you're responsible for 99.9 percent of everything it takes to raise your children, including emotional, physical and financial support. Because of this, you may wonder who would take over if you died and how your children would...
Despite the epidemic of sometimes-fatal abuse of opioids and other painkillers in this country, the number of opioid prescriptions given to injured workers in many states, including Pennsylvania, remains high. That's the finding of a study by the Workers Compensation...
A facility mechanic who was severely burned in a boiler explosion in a Philadelphia elementary school in January has died from his injuries on May 18. The man, who had been with the district for a quarter of a century, had been in a medically-induced coma since the...
Workplace accidents can happen for a slew of reasons, some of which you can't predict or avoid. However, there are some common reasons that are important to keep in mind, as knowing where hazards lie can help to reduce injuries.1. Not cleaning up the work site. It may...
Horrific attacks in the workplace have become an all-too-common story on our local and national news broadcasts. We generally don't hear about them unless multiple people are assaulted or killed. However, workplace violence takes place across the country every day....
By Matthew T. HoveyWith the proliferation of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogging, and social media generally, more and more employers are instituting social media policies for employees. Social media policies, however, are increasingly...
Most Pennsylvanians who have been injured on the job want to get back to work as soon as possible. However, in many cases, their doctors place some restrictions on the types of duties they can perform or the number of hours they can work, at least temporarily. This is...