Workplace Injuries - Last 90 Days

• Lancaster County Worker Critically Injured In Industrial Accident – Ephrata Police Investigating

  Scott Cooper | May 08, 2012 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Ephrata police in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania responded to the scene of an industrial accident Monday, May 7, 2012, in a storage parking lot at Leeland Business Complex in the 1000...

• Attention – Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Proposal!!!

  Scott Cooper | February 29, 2012 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Despite a system which is working pretty much fairly and fine, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce is aggressively lobbying the Pennsylvania legislature for legislation to severely limit...

• What An Injured Worker Needs To Know About Worker’s Compensation In Pennsylvania

  Scott Cooper | May 11, 2012 7:47 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania provides an excellent summary of various questions and answers to many issues involving worker’s compensation. Below are some of the more frequent...

• Social Security Mandates A Person Have A “Severe Impairment” - Not Any Impairment

  Scott Cooper | May 21, 2012 7:22 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  When applying for social security disability, a person must know that an application will be granted only if the applicant has a “severe impairment”, not just any impairment....

• Worker’s Compensation Law Sets The Average Weekly Wage by Statute In Pennsylvania

  Scott Cooper | May 17, 2012 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Pursuant to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, Section 105.1, the Department of Labor & Industry has determined that the statewide average weekly wage...

• Always Consider That Children May Be Entitled To Social Security Benefits

  Scott Cooper | May 23, 2012 7:28 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  Children of retired or disabled parents may be entitled to Social Security benefits. The Social Security law requires that the child must be under 18; or between the ages of 18 and 19 and...

• A Doctor Note Does Not Automatically Qualify You For Social Security Disability

  Scott Cooper | May 24, 2012 7:04 AM | 0 CommentsHarrisburg, PA

  A doctor’s note saying a patient is “disabled” is insufficient to win a Social Security Disability case. Many people think that they must have their doctor say they are...