Workers’ compensation is a program requiring employers to purchase insurance coverage to provide workplace compensation benefits to employees who become ill or injured on the job. Through this program, workers are provided such benefits as lost wages and medical care. In exchange, employers are protected from personal injury lawsuits by injured employees. While the federal government administers a workers’ compensation program for federal and certain other types of employees, each state has its own laws and programs for workers’ compensation, such as the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act.

At Pearson Koutcher Law, our goal is to provide you with the most up to date information about your rights under Pennsylvania workers’ compensation law. Below are links to some additional PA workers’ comp information. If you have any questions or would like to discuss the specifics of your case, please call us now: 215-627-0700.

• What happens if my employer denies my workers’ comp claim?
• What are the types of workers’ compensation benefits?
• Can my workers’ compensation benefits be terminated?
• What types of workplace Injuries do you cover?
• Who do we represent?
• What are the grounds to modify workers’ compensation benefits
• What if your employer or its insurance company wants to suspend your workers’ compensation benefits?

1. Immediately report your injury or work-related illness to your employer or supervisor. Tell them you were hurt on the job as well as the date and location of the injury.
2. Seek medical attention. You may need to see your employer’s doctor, which depends on if your employer maintains a panel physician list. Ask if your employer has such a list and, if they do, ask that it is provided to you immediately. If they do not have a list, you are free to treat with whichever doctor you choose.
3. Know your rights. Contact the Philadelphia workers’ compensation lawyers, at Pearson Koutcher Law and speak with a lawyer with expertise in workplace injury law. Our attorneys have over 100 years of combined experience helping injured workers throughout Pennsylvania and will help you fully understand your rights as an injured employee and assist you in seeking the full Workers’ Compensation benefits you deserve under the law.