Many injured workers suffer from anxiety and/or depression as a result of chronic pain, being out of work, adjusting to a new lifestyle, having difficulty with household chores, sexual dysfunction, and other consequences of...
March 8, 2008
Not necessarily. If you are fired for wilful misconduct, then your case is in trouble. However, if you have some kind of work-related restrictions and you are laid off, or fired for economic reasons,...
February 26, 2008
1) Hire an experienced workers’ comp lawyer right away (Michael Cardamone, Esquire- 215.206.9068)2) Reporting the injury immediately to a supervisor3) Following company guidelines regarding panel physicians4) Giving a complete and accurate history to your...
February 15, 2008
There are no jury trials for workers' compensation cases in Pennsylvania. The cases are heard before a Workers' Compensation Judge- formerly called "Referees".The Workers' Compensation Judges are fair-minded and objective. Now, of course, each...
February 8, 2008
As a default, you should always prepare to attend a hearing in your case. Sometimes, however, the hearings are simply for the attorneys to speak with the Judge or to submit some evidence. It...
February 8, 2008
Yes. However, this can sometimes delay settlement of your work comp case if Medicare approval is needed - which applies in certain circumstances.For a free analysis of your case, please call me at 215.206.9068...
February 8, 2008
It depends. I know, this is a typical lawyer answer, but it's true.If your claim was denied and you are in court litigating a Claim Petition, then the more treatment, the better- generally speaking....
February 8, 2008
One of the hardest parts of dealing with an injury is navigating through the medical bill – an extra expense on top of all the mental and physical strain. In most cases, PA workers...
February 8, 2008
Yes. Always be polite with any doctor, even if it's the IME doctor who was hired by the workers comp insurance company. The IME doctor is likely to disagree with some aspects of your...
