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We not only know PA workers’ comp law; we helped write it

Pond Lehocky Giordano helped write the first pro-worker piece of legislation to become law in more than 30 years. That tells you something about our knowledge of the law and our commitment to workers.

With over 80 years of workers’ compensation experience in Pennsylvania, 20,000+ successful cases, and over $1 billion recovered for our clients, Pond Lehocky Giordano is the workers’ compensation firm you want fighting for you.

THE PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT

Originally passed in 1915, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act is a statewide, no-fault insurance system of benefits designed to compensate all injured workers for lost wages and medical expenses. It provides compensation for all injuries and occupational diseases that occur during the course and scope of one’s employment.

WHAT DOES WORKERS’ COMP COVER?

The PA Workers’ Compensation Act applies to ALL injuries or occupational diseases occurring during the course and scope of employment that are related to that employment. The Act applies to all Pennsylvania injuries and even injuries occurring outside of Pennsylvania under certain circumstances.

PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS AND WORKERS’ COMP

The Act applies even if you have a pre-existing condition, known or unknown to your employer. If you have a bad back or heart condition and you aggravate, accelerate, or in some way worsen the condition, you are entitled to collect workers’ compensation benefits from your present employer.

Either your own or your employer’s negligence will not prevent you from collecting workers’ compensation benefits. Therefore, if your employer tells you that your claim is being denied because of a pre-existing condition or because your injury was “your own fault,” they are misinterpreting the law and you should seek out a workers’ compensation attorney. It is your absolute right to receive workers’ compensation benefits even if you had a prior condition or were at fault in bringing about your injury.

IS TRAVEL TO WORK COVERED UNDER WORKERS’ COMPENSATION?

Generally, if you are injured either on your way to or from work, you are not covered by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. However, if your job requires you to travel, you have no fixed place of employment, or you are under a contract that covers you while on your way to and from work, you may be covered. If you are injured in a parking lot owned or supplied by your employer, you may be covered.

These issues are very “fact specific,” and you need an experienced lawyer to assist you in determining whether you have grounds for a workers’ compensation claim, a civil suit, or both. Please fill out the form above to receive a free case evaluation from one of our attorneys.