View Map On Google When you’re injured on the job or contract a work-related illness, it can upend your whole life. In addition to the pain of your injury itself, there’s the financial stress that comes from being unable to work and earn money. And Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation system can be incredibly confusing and slow-moving, which proves especially frustrating when medical bills come due.
That’s where an Altoona workers’ compensation lawyer comes in. In such a stressful time, a skilled attorney becomes an indispensable guide through the benefits that protect your health and financial security.
Pond Lehocky provides the expert legal advice and personalized communication that injured workers need. Our Altoona workers’ compensation attorneys will listen to your story, explain everything you need to know about the legal process, help you understand how PA’s workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability laws work, and make sure that you get the benefits that you deserve.
Workers’ Compensation and Related Legal Services in Altoona, PA
In Pennsylvania, the vast majority of businesses are required to carry workers’ compensation insurance. This means that, with very limited exceptions, all workers are protected if they are injured or sickened in the course of their job.
Our Altoona workers’ compensation lawyers can help you secure the benefits you deserve. They’ll assist with filing your claim, handling a denied claim, obtaining wage loss benefits, getting approval for medical treatment, helping you find the best doctor for you, and negotiating your settlement.
What Workers’ Compensation and Disability Benefits in Altoona Can Cover
Workers’ compensation and disability benefits can cover medical care, partial wage replacement, and in some cases death benefits for affected workers.
Medical Care
Workers’ compensation and disability cover the medical costs associated with your work injury or illness, including those that come from:
- Doctors’ appointments and physical therapy. This includes any consultations needed with general practitioners or specialists to diagnose your injury and determine the best course of treatment.
- Medical procedures. Any surgeries, procedures, diagnostic tests, or therapeutic treatments associated with your injury should be covered.
- Prescription medications and medical supplies. This includes medical equipment such as crutches and hospital beds, along with orthotics, medications, prosthetics, and supplies.
Wage Replacement
Workers’ compensation and SSD cover a portion of an employee’s weekly wages when they are unable to work. In Altoona and the rest of PA, workers’ comp replaces about two-thirds of your weekly pay; combined with SSD, your payment amount cannot exceed 80% of your average weekly earnings before your injury.
- Total disability, which covers partial wage replacement in situations when you’re not able to work at all.
- Partial disability, which helps make up some of the difference in salary when your injury caused you to be put in a light-duty or alternative position that pays less than your regular work.
Additional Benefits
Pennsylvania law also provides for Altoona workers who are killed in the course of their employment. This applies both to deaths that occur suddenly as a result of a catastrophic workplace accident, and those that occur months or years after a work-related accident or illness.
- Death benefits. These benefits provide funeral cost assistance and weekly wage replacement for eligible family members and dependents.
Consult with an Altoona Workers’ Compensation Lawyer Today
If you have been injured or developed an illness because of your employment, call Pond Lehocky’s Altoona office today at 1-888-POND-LAW. Our expert workers’ comp attorneys are ready to assess your case for free and help you get the benefits you’re owed.
Client Testimonials
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“I’m happy to say I’m debt-free because of [Andrew] and this firm…and now I can just focus on rehabbing and me and my family.”
Sulma P.
Workers’ Compensation Client
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“When I felt somebody had my back and I knew what I did wasn’t wrong and that I was hurt makes me feel like it was all worth it.”
Mac. D
Workers’ Compensation Client
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“They gave me the help I needed to get through this. I don’t know where I’d be without the help from Jerry Lehocky and his team.”
Larry P.
Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Client
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“Thanks to Mike Parker and Pond Lehocky, I feel good, and I know if I ever need anything in the future, they’re the right people to call.”
Dino T.
Social Security Disability Client
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“At a time in your life when you’ve totally lost control of everything, you finally get it back. If you go anywhere else, you will be risking your future.”
Jeannie N.
Workers’ Compensation Client
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“The stress level throughout the entire process was so little because of the firm.”
Glenn P.
Social Security Disability Client
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“I was so relieved and so thankful that I was able to communicate with someone who is in my best interest.”
Rhona C.
Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Client
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“Pond Lehocky helped me when I really needed them. I was kind of lost when I got hurt, I did not know what to do. I needed some guidance, and they were there, every step of the way.”
Andrew O.
Social Security Disability Client
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“It really does feel like the folks here are saying we want to help you, whether we get helped by it or not. It’s not often you come across that. I would tell folks, and I have told folks, that if they need help, go see Nick. I know that he will be able to get you in, and if he can’t do it, he can get you someone who can.”
Dennis M.
Product Liability Client
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“Through it all, Pond Lehocky was there for me. I’m glad I chose this firm. It’s hard enough to go through this. You need the best to fight along with you.”
Susette V.
Personal Injury Client
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“When I came to see them, all the worries went away. That’s what you look for in a lawyer. Without them, I don’t know where I’d be.”
Ray V.
Personal Injury Client
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“If you were to fall and get hurt; if you think there’s a problem – definitely get representation. Pond Lehocky was great for me.”
Chris L.
Personal Injury Client
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“The whole experience with the firm was awesome. When you have a good legal team, they help lift you up and keep you motivated. I would definitely recommend Pond Lehocky.”
Ramona B.
Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability Client
