Your rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons. The rotator cuff is responsible for keeping your arm bone secure in your shoulder’s socket. While mild rotator cuff injuries can improve on their own, this is not always the case. Mayo Clinic explains that rotator...
workers’ compensation
What kinds of workers’ compensation benefits are available to you?
In the event that you are injured on the job in Pennsylvania, you may be entitled to workers' compensation. To verify if you are eligible, you need to report the injury to your employer and promptly file a claim with their workers' compensation insurance carrier. ...
3 common workplace injuries in the oil and gas industry
The Pennsylvania oilfields still pump out oil every day, although thousands have closed down the past few years. With the drills still working, people have to maintain them. The oil and gas industry is very labor intensive and has an environment with risks that can...
Could social media lead to a worker’s compensation denial?
Social media can be a great way to connect with family and friends, but when it comes to workers' compensation, it could derail your ability to get benefits. Social media provides a record of activities and statements. Someone from the insurer could gather evidence...
Reviewing the workers’ comp claim process
In Pennsylvania, those who are injured on the job sometimes benefit from workers' compensation (if they are eligible). Unfortunately, many injured workers are turned down after applying for these benefits and the process is challenging for some workplace accident...
Brain injuries in the workplace
Many different injuries occur on the job, but those involving one's brain or mental status are especially concerning. Sometimes, these injuries leave workers unable to perform their job duties or even basic tasks at home. Moreover, brain injuries affect entire...
How do TBIs impact your life?
Pennsylvania workers like you deserve a safe working environment. Unfortunately, accidents do happen. Not everyone can prevent every single incident from occurring. Among the most common accidents are ones involving head injuries. Unfortunately, head injuries range...
Information on mandatory signage that employers must post
A variety of informational signage covers the walls and bulletin boards of Pennsylvania workplaces. In many cases, organizations such as OSHA or the Department of Labor & Industry require companies to hang these signs for the benefit of workers. In several cases,...
The link between workers’ compensation and opioid addiction
Many workers' compensation claims are for injuries that result in severe pain or chronic pain, which require treatment with pain medications, often on an ongoing basis. In the past, the move by many doctors was to prescribe opioids to treat the pain and the workers'...
Slip-and-fall accidents on construction sites
People often associate slip-and-fall accidents with grocery stores, restaurants and icy sidewalks, but construction workers may not realize that these types of accidents also frequently occur on job sites. When construction workers fall down due to slick surfaces, the...