Be aware of your rights - Workers compensation insurance claims adjusters work for the insurance company, not you
April 1, 2007 12:22

Even if your workers' compensation insurance claims adjuster seems helpful and nice, you may want an attorney who is focused on workers compensation claims to help you get all of your benefits. It is important to understand that the insurance carrier makes... (Read Article)

Can I Receive Workers Compensation for a Stress Related Heart Attack at Work?
April 1, 2007 20:17

See if you qualify for workers compensation benefits for a stress related heart attack.Your employer or human resources department may tell you that there is no way to prove that you had a work-related heart attack. They're wrong! That is just scare tactics.... (Read Article)

Causes of Stress Related Heart Attack
April 2, 2007 20:22

Learn about stress related heart attacks from work and your right to benefitsStress is your body's response to the demands you make on it. Work stress is both good and bad. On one hand work stress can excite and motivate us and on the other hand, work stress... (Read Article)

Heart Attack in The Course of Employment
April 3, 2007 16:05

As the court made clear in Krawchuk v. Philadelphia Elec. Co., 497 Pa. 115, 439 A.2d 627 (1981), in the case of a heart attack, if the circumstances or factors causing the injury occurred in the course of employment, the claim is compensable. A heart attack that occurred in the course of employment and the factors leading to that heart attack can be related to employment.

Underlying Heart Disease and Stress Releated Heart Disease
April 6, 2007 16:04

"Where there is an underlying heart disease which is not work-related, and a precipitating cause of heart disease which is work-related, the Claimant may recover as long as there is a causal connection between Claimant's work and the heart attack, and if the causal connection is not obvious, Claimant must demonstrate it by unequivocal medical testimony." Id. The requisite causal connection between the heart attack and the employment must not be absolute but must only be related thereto. Lamoreaux v. WCAB (Celotex Corp), 497 A.2d 1388 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1985). Pre-existing diseases of the heart that are aggravated by exertion at work are compensable if an actual heart attack occurs or the employee suffers other disabling symptoms due to the underlying heart disease. City of Wilkes-Barre v. WCAB (Pickett), 682 A.2d 1357 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1996).

Claim petition for a heart attack
April 8, 2007 16:07

In a claim petition for a heart attack, the claimant must prove a causal connection between the claimant's work and the heart attack and, if the causal connection is not obvious, must prove it by unequivocal medical testimony. New Enterprise Stone & Lime v.... (Read Article)

Claim Petition for Heart Attack
April 9, 2007 16:03

In a claim petition for a heart attack, the claimant must prove a causal connection between the claimant's work and the heart attack and, if the causal connection is not obvious, must prove it by unequivocal medical testimony. New Enterprise Stone & Lime v. WCAB (Baird), 555 A.2d 974 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1989). "

Can I Sue My Employer?
April 22, 2007 13:17

Can I Sue My Employer? - http://accident-law.freeadvice.com/construction_accidents/sue_employer_construction_site.htmAn employee or dependent of an employee is given the option to sue or pursue a workers' compensation remedy if the employer is not insured or... (Read Article)

Article: Workers Comp Law
April 24, 2007 13:16

Article: Workers Comp Law - http://www.irmi.com/expert/Articles/2000/Pocius04.aspxEvery state determines its own workers compensation laws. Despite the differences, workers compensation acts have a number of common features among them -- a right to compensation... (Read Article)

Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - Asbestos Inclusion, 1981
April 25, 2007 12:31

The Senate Bill of 1981 amended the Act of June 2, 1915. The Workers Compensation Act defines the liability of an employer to pay damages for injuries received by an employee in the course of employment; establishes an elective schedule of compensation; provides... (Read Article)

Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - Amendments
April 25, 2007 12:33

Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act - AmendmentsThe Pennsylvania Workmen's Compensation Act was originally adopted in 1915. The Act has since been amended throughout the years to better meet the needs of industry and employees. Some of the amendments (from... (Read Article)

Temporary Workers and Workers Compensation
April 26, 2007 13:19

Agencies that temporary workers supply laborers, secretaries, professionals, nurses, require a careful consideration to determine if the temporary employee is employed for purposes by the agency or the business to which the employee is assigned. (Read Article)

Workers Compensation: How do I know I'm eligible?
April 27, 2007 08:39

Not everyone is eligible or entitled for Workers Compensation. First of all, in order to make a workers comp claim you must prove that you worked for the company that you are making the claim against. Secondly, your accident or injury must have occurred when you were at work. (Read Article)

Workers Compensation: Do Employers Discriminate against Fat People?
April 30, 2007 11:10

It's a well-documented fact that obesity is a growing problem. Fat people have an increased risk of many diseases and injuries. According to a recent study conducted by Duke University there is a correlation between body mass index (BMI) and workers compensation. (Read Article)