What is a Modification of Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Understanding a Modification of Workers’ Comp Benefits A Modification of Workers’ Compensation Benefits is when the Workers’ Compensation Carrier will modify or adjust your wage loss benefits based on your ability to return to work based on an offer of return to work, usually in a light or sedentary capacity, as a result of an […]
What is a Workers’ Compensation Claim Denial?
What is a Workers’ Compensation Claim Denial? Have you received a Denial of your workers’ compensation claim? After you suffer a work injury, you as the injured worker are required to give “Notice” to your employer of your injury as soon as possible but no later than 120 days from the date of the injury […]
What is a Vocational Interview?
WHAT IS A VOCATIONAL INTERVIEW? HOW CAN IT AFFECT YOUR WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS? Did you know… If you have an open workers’ compensation claim, and are receiving wage loss benefits, your employer’s workers’ compensation carrier can and will try to reduce or stop your benefits at some point in time. They will first send you […]
Warehouse Pickers Can Become Injured in a Demanding E-Commerce Market
Today’s e-commerce driven market has created many job opportunities for warehouse pickers. Given the nature of this job, there are various workplace injuries that can occur – some more obvious than others. For order pickers at large e-commerce warehousing facilities, lifting heavy packages and objects can cause back injuries, which is one of the most common […]
What is a Suspension of Workers’ Compensation Benefits?
Understanding a Suspension of Workers’ Comp Benefits A Suspension of Workers’ Compensation Benefits is when the Workers’ Compensation Carrier tries to stop your wage loss benefits but not your medical benefits alleging that you are able to return to work in some capacity, whether it be regular, medium, light, or sedentary work according to an Independent […]
The Dangers of Nurses And Sleeplessness
Healthcare facilities often have to provide round-the-clock patient care. As a result, nursing staff are exposed to shift work as well as long working hours, which increases the risk of sleep disturbances and sleeplessness. Pressures of the nursing profession take their toll, and as many as one-third of healthcare workers in PA report that they […]
What is a Termination of Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
Termination of Worker’s Comp Benefits The first sign that your workers’ compensation wage loss benefits may be in jeopardy is when you receive in the mail a notice for you to attend an Independent Medical Examination (IME). This is a quick one-time examination by a physician of the workers’ compensation carrier’s choice. Keep in mind […]
What is an IME (Independent Medical Evaluation)?
What is an IME? An Independent Medical Evaluation, also known as an IME, is scheduled by the Workers’ Compensation Carrier to evaluate the injured workers’ current medical status. This medical exam is performed by a doctor, relevant to your injury, selected by the insurance carrier – which is ‘independent’ from the doctor currently treating you. […]
What is a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP)?
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about workers’ compensation through our Workers’ Comp Wednesdays with Kara Curry on 99.9 The Hawk. If you or a loved one has a question regarding your work injury or claim I invite you to contact me via phone (215) 530-7166, email or the form to the right. As […]
Evaluating and Reporting Unsafe Working Conditions
An unsafe workplace environment places employers and employees in jeopardy — not to mention customers, partners, and premises visitors, as well. Whether inadvertent or deliberate, being faced with unsafe work conditions can drive employees to want to speak up, improve the situation, and, if appropriate, even take legal action. However, not everyone will know where […]