Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Attorney

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation
In Pennsylvania, an employee cannot file a civil law suit
against his employer for a work related injury in most
instances. Rather, in most cases, the worker must proceed
exclusively through the workers' compensation system,
which means giving up certain rights in exchange for a
more speedy recovery to meet one's daily expenses. A
surprising number of cases each year fall in the category of
"workers' comp" given the fact that most working people
spend the majority of their day in the scope of employment.

Our Pennsylvania Lawyers
The workers' compensation system was originally
designed to avoid the need for an attorney. However, over
time, the rules have become increasinly more technical and
complicated. For example, in many cases the worker must
present expert medical evidence to prove his disability,
which entails the practice of law and legal expertise far
beyond the ability of the average worker.

Workers' Compensation Pitfalls
If you plan on filing a workers' compensation claim, you
should know what you are getting into. First of all, there are
strict deadlines for giving notice to your employer for your
injuries. In Pennsylvania, you should give notice of the injury
to your employer within thirty days of the injury. No case will
be permitted to go forward where notice occurs later than
120 days from the date of the injury.

Also, there is a three years statute of limitation period for
filing your Claim Petition. Overall, in theory, the workers'
compensation system is designed to be simple and merely
"administrative" unlike a the more formal court where jury
trial are heard. In practice, the workers' compensation
system if frought with pitfalls for th unweary litigant. You
would be well advised to seek advice when going forward
with your workers' compensation case.

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Other Kinds of Suits:

If you were hurt in the
scope of your
employment, you rights
to sue your employer
may be limited by the
Workers'
Compensation Act.
However, your right to
sue third parties
(negligent drivers,
manufactures of
defective products or
others) is not
necessarily limited by
the Act, and you may
be able to proceed
against such persons
outside the Workers'
Compensation
tribunials.