When workplace accidents result in the loss or permanent loss of use of a body part, Hazleton workers are entitled to specific loss workers’ compensation benefits. These scheduled benefits provide compensation based on a predetermined number of weeks for each body part, in addition to and separate from regular wage loss benefits.
At Munley Law, our Hazleton workers’ comp attorneys have over 25o years of combined experience securing maximum specific loss benefits for injured workers who have suffered amputations, permanent impairments, and severe disfigurement throughout Luzerne County. We fight to ensure you receive every dollar you deserve for catastrophic injuries that permanently impact your life. For a free consultation, call our Hazleton office today.
What is Workers’ Compensation?
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act mandates that almost all workers are covered by workers’ compensation insurance. When you are injured in a work-related incident in Hazleton, you may qualify for workers’ compensation benefits to cover:
- Lost wages. When you experience a work injury, you may be forced to miss time from work for recovery, hospitalization, and medical visits. Workers’ compensation insurance provides some financial relief for wages lost for missed time.
- Medical expenses. Workers’ compensation law also mandates that your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance company provide compensation payable for medical treatment directly related to your work injury.
However, if you are an injured worker in Hazleton, and you have suffered a permanently disfiguring, scarring injury or you have lost a limb or body function, you might be entitled to special financial compensation known as Specific Loss Benefits.
If you have lost a limb or organ in a work-related accident, you may have questions. Call the Hazleton workers’ compensation attorneys at Munley Law today. We have been fighting for Hazleton workers for over 65 years, and we will continue to fight for you to receive your maximum specific loss benefits.
Your consultation is free. We charge nothing until we win your case.
What Falls Under Specific Loss Benefits in Hazleton?
Specific loss, also known as permanent loss benefits, is a special compensation to provide financial relief when you have suffered an injury at work so severe that you have permanent damage, such as:
- Permanent disfigurement of the face, head, or neck
- Loss of a limb including leg or arm
- Loss of another body part or organ such as a hand, finger, eye, or ear
- Loss of ability or function including vision loss or hearing loss
Munley Law knows workers’ compensation law. Our Pennsylvania workers’ comp attorneys are nationally recognized for our record-setting awards for our clients, our decades of expertise, and our relentless work ethic when fighting for our Hazleton workers.
Call us today to reach our Hazleton office for your free consultation. Your case evaluation is free. We charge you nothing until we win your case.
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Our attorneys are listed as the Best Lawyers in America and have been rated by our peers as outstanding attorneys. Our lawyers are members of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor given to less than 1% of lawyers nationwide in recognition of our overwhelming success in receiving the highest settlements and verdicts for our clients.
Munley Law offers FREE, no-obligation case evaluations to all work injury victims. You can reach someone from our staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No matter how complicated or difficult your case may be, we will review the facts and explain what legal options are available to you. Chat live, email us, or call today.
Reviewed by Bernadine Munley, Esq., Personal Injury Attorney at Munley Law, on November 17, 2025.
Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys
197 N Cedar St.
Hazleton, PA 18201
(570) 536-9498
