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Your world changed in an instant. After a workplace accident, you are now facing a new reality. The questions can feel overwhelming. How will you pay your bills? What does your medical future look like? How can you even begin to think about your employment options? This is a heavy burden to carry alone. Thankfully, attorney Paula Robinson focuses her legal practice on helping people in exactly your situation. She provides clear, direct information about your rights under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law, helping you move forward one step at a time.
The first concern after a catastrophic injury is your health. An amputation requires a lifetime of medical attention, and the workers’ compensation insurance company should pay for it. It includes everything you need for your recovery and daily life. This can be a point of conflict, as the insurance company may question what is “reasonable and necessary.”
Paula Robinson works to get you the full scope of medical care you are entitled to. This means fighting for coverage for things like:
She deals with the insurance adjusters for you. Your job is to focus on your healing and learning to adapt to your new situation. Her job is to make sure you have the medical resources to do so.
Your paychecks stopped, but your bills did not. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act provides for wage-loss benefits when a work injury prevents you from doing your job. These payments are a percentage of your average weekly wage. Getting these benefits started quickly and correctly is a priority.
An insurance company might try to delay your first payment or calculate your weekly benefit at a lower amount than you deserve. They might also pressure you to return to some form of employment before you are medically ready. Paula Robinson protects your right to these benefits. She reviews the insurance company’s calculations for accuracy and pushes back against any attempt to unfairly stop or reduce your payments, so you have a steady income while you recover.
In Pennsylvania, the law has a specific type of compensation for amputations. It’s called “specific loss” benefits. These are paid in addition to your wage loss benefits and medical coverage. The law sets a pre-determined number of weeks of compensation for the loss of a certain body part.
This is a benefit defined by law for the permanent loss itself. Paula’s role here is to confirm that your injury is classified correctly to help you receive the full benefit amount.
For example, the schedule includes benefits for:
She works to show the full extent of the loss, including the “loss of use” of the affected part of your body. She makes sure you receive the total amount of specific loss payments you are owed.
An event that causes an amputation is often violent and traumatic, causing more than just one injury. Your workers’ comp claim should account for every single way the accident affected you. Paula Robinson looks at your whole situation to identify all avenues of compensation. An accident that causes a limb amputation might also be a case involving a serious burn or an assault at your place of employment.
Many clients have related physical injuries, like back problems from the initial fall or crush injury. There is also the emotional trauma, which is a very real health condition. She helps workers pursue claims for all related consequences of the accident. Her practice can provide you with information about your options if you are also facing:
Are you looking for a lawyer who will give you straightforward advice about your work injury? Then you should connect with Paula Robinson. She can explain how the law applies to your specific situation and what to expect from the workers’ compensation process. Your focus should be on your health and your family — she can handle the fight with the insurance company.
Paula is certified as a specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Section on Workers’ Compensation Law, as authorized by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.