Workers Compensation Attorney

Wilkes-Barre, Sugarloaf and Hazleton, Pennsylvania

The law provides for workers to be compensated if they have suffered an injury or developed a disease from the work they do while working for their employers. The workers compensation attorneys at The Falvello Law Firm in the Berwick area of Pennsylvania can help to ensure that your rights are protected and that you receive all the workers’ compensation benefits to which you are entitled.

What is Workers’ Compensation?

Workers Compensation, also known as workers’ comp, or sometimes workman’s comp, is payment that employers give to employees who are injured on the job. They also must pay for diseases that employees acquire as a direct result of the work they do.

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, 102,259 injury or illness cases were reported in the 2005 Work Illnesses and Injuries Report. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation stated that this was a 9% increase from the previous year. More and more workers keep getting injured on the job, so more and more employers have to pay out workers’ compensation benefits.

Because of the increased costs related to workers’ compensation payouts and some employers’ reluctance to ensure that all benefits are paid, it is exceedingly important that you contact an experienced workers compensation attorney such as one from The Falvello Law Firm to make sure that your rights are protected.

Worker’s Compensation Benefits

The reimbursements received from workers’ compensation may include:

• Lost wages (disability income)
• Medical expenses
• Rehabilitation benefits
• Death benefits for survivors

If there was negligence involving a death, it may be a case of wrongful death.

Examples of Worker’s Compensation Injuries and Diseases

Although any type of physical injury is covered by workers’ compensation, here are some examples of more common injuries in workers’ comp cases:

• Amputation
• Burn injuries
• Construction site accidents
• Death, including wrongful death if caused by someone’s negligence
• Fractures or sprains
• Hearing loss
• Repetitive motion injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome
• Spinal cord injuries
• Toxic conditions resulting from chemical or poison exposure
• Traumatic brain injuries
• Work-related diseases such as asthma, asbestosis (chronic lung condition from heavy asbestos exposure), or mesothelioma (cancer usually caused by exposure to asbestos)

For further information on workers’ compensation, please visit our Questions about Workers’ Compensation page.

If you or your loved one has been injured while working, you deserve to collect all of your workers’ compensation benefits. If you have any questions about not getting the benefits you think you deserve, please email us at The Falvello Law Firm in the Bloomsburg area of Pennsylvania. We will work tirelessly to help you. We offer a free initial consultation. One of our lawyers will get back with you within 24 hours of your email.