It seems as if you have had a fall at work that injured your back. As a result, you have been prescribed light duty and your employer has offered...

There's a lot of facts and questions here. In short, it sounds like you are going to ask a doctor to release you to full duty despite your...

Workers comp appeal ?

So far, so good for you. Mostly. The Whitfield case, an appellate case from just last month from the Commonwealth Court, allows claimants whose...

No. Your doctor, with your help, makes the call as to what you can and not cannot do on modified duty. Your employer must accommodate your...

If workers comp stops paying me because they say I can work my lawyer told me to apply for unemployment. Can he do that?

Because your situation is very fact-specific, the answer is best coming from your lawyer. However, if your doctor not says you can't work AT ALL,...

Am I still considered under workman's compensation

Most likely yes. I always argue in the situations that, if my client was moving onto another job (versus retiring), they are entitled to not just...

What is included in AWW?

For purposes of Workers' Compensation, your pre-injury average weekly wage (AWW) is used to calculate your weekly disability rate. It is intended...

Can I get workers compensation benefits?

If you were hurt while working, the answer is "yes". Because there are strict deadlines for notifying your employer of a work injury, if you...

When you obtain a work related injury and are one lite duty can your employer make you go to a different shift?

Yes. This is a trick employer's often use once one of their employees has an injury. As an example, let's say that the employer knows their...

I'm curious about a couple things about my workers compensation and needed some assistance?

There's very little in the way of an official "MMI rating" or "impairment rating" any more. An appellate case last year disposed of Impairment...