Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation and Coronavirus FAQ
Technology has spurred growth in telecommuting across the country, giving employers and employees options they never had before. For employees, for example, the ability to work from home eases the burden of child care and also eliminates the need to travel to and from work. For employers, having home-based employees can open office space during… Read more
When the U.S. Department of Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced its preliminary report of the top 10 most-frequent workplace safety violations in 2009 at the annual National Safety Council’s (NSC) Congress and Expo, the report revealed that the top violations had risen almost 30 percent. For four decades, OSHA has struggled to enforce… Read more
Martin Law is excited and honored to have been named to the Top Workplaces list for 2011. The firm was listed as number 32 of 50 on the Small Companies list. It is notable that the firm is one of only two law firms to be listed in the publication which was published in the… Read more
On February 6, 2011, George Martin appeared as a guest of Michael Ferrara on 1210 WPHT Legal Perspectives radio show. George talked about changes to the law and answers questions about common work injuries. Listen to Legal Perspectives online now.
A Swedish national who came to the U.S. on a work visa but was forced to return home after he was injured on the job and fired by his company won a major court decision that will result in payment of his work comp payments. Johan Alpensjo was seriously hurt in a work-related car accident… Read more
Two lawyers from Martin Law, George Martin and Matthew Wilson, were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). We are proud that George Martin has been listed every year since 1995 and this is Matthew Wilson’s second consecutive year being… Read more
Pursuant to the Workers’ Compensation Act, Section 105.1, the Department of Labor & Industry has determined the statewide average weekly wage for injuries occurring on and after Jan. 1, 2011, shall be $858.00 per week. For purposes of calculating the update to payments for medical treatment rendered on and after January 1, 2011, the percentage… Read more
Many families that suffer the loss of a parent due to a work-related incident find themselves in financial need. Buying the basics, such as food, becomes problematic. Never mind finding the resources to pay for the educational needs of the children. A non-profit organization, Kids’ Chance of Pennsylvania, is devoted to helping children in the… Read more
Construction is one of the most dangerous occupations in America, with more fatal injuries occurring in this industry than any other in the private sector. This unfortunate fact was recently highlighted in an accident in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, when two workers fell through a roof at The Hill School, killing one and hospitalizing the other. The… Read more
Two men who suffered significant burns over much of their bodies won a $12.7 million award from a Pennsylvania jury. The injuries were the result of a metal furnace exploding, showering both men with 3,000 degree Fahrenheit molten metal, an article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Rudolph Paci, 45, suffered burns over 65 percent of… Read more
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