Tag Archives: Workers Comp Claim
Occupational Diseases and Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation
A recent Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court case has found that a deceased firefighter was not eligible for Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation benefits after the firefighter died from gastric cancer. In City of Williamsport v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board the Fatal Claim Petition, filed by the Decedent’s wife, alleged that Decedent’s death from gastric cancer in October… Read More »
Payment of Wage Loss Benefits and Acceptance of Your Claim
In a previous article we discussed how an employer can “rent” a claim by temporarily paying medical benefits to the injured worker. The payment of those medical benefits does not mean that the Employer is accepting your injury as compensable under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation law. Wage loss benefits are treated differently. If an… Read More »