By Leonard Sciolla, LLP | Published March 3, 2022 | Posted in workers' compensation | Comments Off on Careful Where You Fall
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Careful Where You Fall
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has expanded workers’ compensation coverage in parking lot injury cases. Before the change in the law went into effect on January 10, 2022, an employee’s injury in a parking lot was only compensable under workers’ compensation if his accident occurred in the employer-owned or controlled parking lot or where the Read More
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Workers’ Compensation: Employee Injured While Working from Home…
The public health emergency has resulted in large numbers of employees working from home. What happens if an employee is injured on the job while working remotely? According to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, benefits may be awarded to an employee for injuries sustained outside the workplace so long as the employee “is actually engaged Read More
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Workers’ Compensation Update
Employers and employees continue to battle over the amount of benefits that should be paid to injured workers. Whether workers’ compensation benefits should be reduced because an injured worker receives other benefits (i.e. pension) was addressed again in Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company/Bailey Mine Extension and East Coast Risk Management, LLC v. WCAB (Johnson). The injured Read More
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WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
According to OSHA, there were nearly 3.5 million workplace injuries or illnesses in 2017 alone. More than a million of those injuries caused the employee to lose time from work. In addition to pain, disability, and financial strain these injuries cause, the injured workers are faced with stress and confusion associated with navigating the varied, Read More
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Leonard Sciolla $20.5 million Recovery for Paralyzed Philadelphia Sheriff Also Prompts Request to American National Standards Institute for Improved Safety Inspection
Attorneys Michael Tinari and Christopher Fleming, Partners in the Philadelphia-based law firm of Leonard Sciolla, LLP, recently won a $20.5 million recovery for a client against one of the largest elevator corporations in the world. The client, a sergeant in the Philadelphia Sheriff’s office, was paralyzed in a 2016 elevator crash inside the Criminal Justice Read More
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Leonard Sciolla Attorneys Win $20.5 Million Recovery For Paralyzed Philadelphia Sheriff Deputy
Attorneys Michael Tinari and Christopher Fleming, Partners in the Philadelphia-based law firm of Leonard Sciolla, LLP, won a $20.5 million recovery for a client against the largest elevator corporations in the world. The client, a sergeant in the Philadelphia Sheriff’s office, was paralyzed in a 2016 elevator crash inside the Criminal Justice Center at 13th Read More
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Landmark ruling for firefighters suffering cancer
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a ruling that lessens the burden of proof for a firefighter when making a cancer-related workers’ compensation claim. “The brave men and women who serve as firefighters are placed in danger on a daily basis in their efforts to help others. By its very nature, the occupation of firefighting exposes Read More
Read MoreFall Prevention on the Job
According to OSHA, falls are the number one cause of accidents in the construction industry today. In 2015, falls were the leading cause of construction job fatalities. Employees who are elevated more than six feet from the next level are at a high risk for serious injury or death. In an effort to combat fall Read More
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Dealing with Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Insurance Audits
Construction companies and other businesses doing work in Pennsylvania are generally required to maintain workers compensation insurance coverage for their employees. This coverage may be obtained either through a private insurance company or, in some instances, through the State Workers Insurance Fund (SWIF). Most companies are aware that they must carry workers compensation insurance for Read More
Read MoreEmployer Obiligations Under OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is the main federal agency charged with making sure employers provide their workers with a safe workplace. In keeping with that obligation, OSHA requires employers to post a particular form on-site which summarizes job-related injuries and illnesses at the company which were logged during the preceding year. Employers are required Read More
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