Table Of Contents
FOREWORD
A. BASIC ASPECTS
1. Who is covered by the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation
Act?
2. Who provides the benefits?
3. What benefits are provided?
4. What injuries or diseases are covered?
5. Must a worker be injured in a specific accident to be
covered by worker's compensation?
6. Can an aggravation of an old injury be covered under
the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation Act?
B. REPORTING AND BENEFITS
1. What must occur for the injured worker to receive benefits?
2. Must an injured worker submit to treatment by a
company doctor?
3. What benefits should an injured worker receive while
off work?
4. What if the injured worker is able to return to some
type of work, but not their old job?
5. What death benefits are payable to a deceased worker's
survivors?
6. What if an injured worker's earnings are permanently
reduced because of an injury?
7. What if an injure worker does not receive benefits to
which he thinks he is entitled?
C. PROTECTION OF BENEFITS
1. Must a worker notify his employer if he has been
injured?
2. Is there a statue of limitations for the filing of a
worker's compensation claim?
3. Should an injured worker apply for insurance benefits?
4. When is a worker's compensation claim permanently
closed?
5. Should an injured worker submit to a recorded
statement in person or over the telephone if requested by
his employer or their insurance company?
6. Should an injured worker sign any documents, except
an accident report, for their employer or its insurance
company?
7. Should an injured worker apply for unemployment
compensation benefits if his employer has denied worker's
compensation benefits after an injury?
8. Does an injured worker need an Attorney to assist him
or her in handling a worker's compensation claim?
D. BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION
1. Third Party cases.
a. Are there rights in addition to worker's compensation to
recover damages for injuries sustained in a work related
accident?
b. How does a worker know if a third party may be legally
responsible for his injuries?
c. What is the statute of limitation on filing a third
party law suit?
2. Social Security Disability Benefits
a. Can a worker receive Social Security Benefits in addition
to weekly compensation benefits?
b. When should a worker file for Social Security Disability
Benefits?
c. Should a worker have an attorney to protect his or her
rights at a social security hearing?
E. COMMUTATIONS
1. What is a commutation of benefits?
2. What is a compromise and release?
CONCLUSION
A. BASIC ASPECTS
1. Who is covered by the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation
Act?
2. Who provides the benefits?
3. What benefits are provided?
4. What injuries or diseases are covered?
5. Must a worker be injured in a specific accident to be
covered by worker's compensation?
6. Can an aggravation of an old injury be covered under
the Pennsylvania Worker's Compensation Act?
B. REPORTING AND BENEFITS
1. What must occur for the injured worker to receive benefits?
2. Must an injured worker submit to treatment by a
company doctor?
3. What benefits should an injured worker receive while
off work?
4. What if the injured worker is able to return to some
type of work, but not their old job?
5. What death benefits are payable to a deceased worker's
survivors?
6. What if an injured worker's earnings are permanently
reduced because of an injury?
7. What if an injure worker does not receive benefits to
which he thinks he is entitled?
C. PROTECTION OF BENEFITS
1. Must a worker notify his employer if he has been
injured?
2. Is there a statue of limitations for the filing of a
worker's compensation claim?
3. Should an injured worker apply for insurance benefits?
4. When is a worker's compensation claim permanently
closed?
5. Should an injured worker submit to a recorded
statement in person or over the telephone if requested by
his employer or their insurance company?
6. Should an injured worker sign any documents, except
an accident report, for their employer or its insurance
company?
7. Should an injured worker apply for unemployment
compensation benefits if his employer has denied worker's
compensation benefits after an injury?
8. Does an injured worker need an Attorney to assist him
or her in handling a worker's compensation claim?
D. BENEFITS IN ADDITION TO WORKER'S COMPENSATION
1. Third Party cases.
a. Are there rights in addition to worker's compensation to
recover damages for injuries sustained in a work related
accident?
b. How does a worker know if a third party may be legally
responsible for his injuries?
c. What is the statute of limitation on filing a third
party law suit?
2. Social Security Disability Benefits
a. Can a worker receive Social Security Benefits in addition
to weekly compensation benefits?
b. When should a worker file for Social Security Disability
Benefits?
c. Should a worker have an attorney to protect his or her
rights at a social security hearing?
E. COMMUTATIONS
1. What is a commutation of benefits?
2. What is a compromise and release?
CONCLUSION
