Work Related Illness

  Most people know that you can seek workers’ compensation benefits if you are in an accident at work in Pennsylvania. What people may not realize: These benefits are also available if you suffer an illness related to your job. This is called an “occupational disease.” An occupational disease claim can sometimes be harder to […]

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Workplace Injuries That Qualify for Workers’ Comp

Each year, many people are either injured while working or develop medical diseases or conditions due to workplace exposures, but getting workers’ compensation can be a complex process if you’ve never navigated it before. In order to protect workers, state law requires that employers provide workers’ compensation insurance coverage. Through this program, injured employees may […]

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Is Your Injury or Illness Work Related?

  Usually, injuries that happen on an employee’s lunch break are not considered work related. For example, you probably can’t claim workers’ comp for spraining your ankle while walking to a deli to pick up your lunch (or lunch for your coworkers). But the injury might be covered if you were also picking up lunch […]

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On-the-job injuries Workers’ Claim

  Regardless of the type of work you perform, you may sustain a serious injury in an on-the-job accident or develop a condition such as a repetitive stress injury or hearing loss caused by your job. If you have a serious injury, it can adversely affect every aspect of your life. In addition to jeopardizing […]

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Employer’s Liability in On-the-Job Car Accidents

  When employees hop in their cars to run errands for work, employers might feel released of liability if a kind of out-of-sight, out-of-mind way. Employees are in their own cars, and for which they better have their own insurance. If they cause an accident, some bosses feel like that’s the employee’s problem, but sometimes […]

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When Car Accidents Are Considered On-the-Job

  Whether someone is on the job while driving is not always a simple question. In general, any time someone is performing any duties related to work, the person can be considered on the job even when he or she is also doing personal business and driving a personal car. For example, running errands in […]

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Coverage in On-the-Job Car Accidents

  What kind of insurance is available to protect your business in case an employee of yours is in a work-related car accident? You can cover either all autos your business owns, all cars your business owns plus vehicles it leases or hires, or all cars used for your business, including those your company does […]

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Establishing Vicarious Liability

  Just as living vicariously through someone else involves taking pleasure in another person’s exploits, vicarious liability means that you can legally be held responsible for another person’s wrongdoing. This is possible because of how certain legal relationships work. Should an employee forget to put out a “wet floor” sign after mopping up a spill, […]

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Liability for Accidents in Business Vehicles

  If the vehicle is insured, the insurance company will pay for the damage. If the accident results in uncovered injuries or damages, the responsible party will pay. The auto insurance policy on a company car will most likely be in the company name. But in some cases, if the employee is the responsible party […]

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Liability for Lyft and Uber Accidents

  Who is liable when an Uber driver causes a car accident that results in serious personal injuries? In most cases, injury victims should think about proceeding as they would in any other car accident case. In other words, you should be sure to collect the Uber driver’s personal contact information and insurance policy information. […]

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