Specific Loss Benefits

What are Specific Loss Benefits?

Specific Loss Benefits are a kind of worker’s compensation benefit. As outlined in the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, they are considered when a worker loses a particular bodily function or body part from a work-related injury or disease. These benefits compensate for both the loss itself and any other disability benefits that the worker may receive.

Specific loss benefits are considered only under extreme circumstances. The loss of the bodily function or part must be permanent in nature, and can even include amputation. When a claim for specific loss benefits is filed, the injured party must only have proof that they have suffered a permanent loss. They do not need to prove any monetary loss. In Pennsylvania, the level of benefits a person may be eligible for is calculated based on a predetermined number of weeks of compensation for each specific loss. For instance, loss of a thumb constitutes two-thirds of wages during one hundred weeks, loss of a hand constitutes two-thirds of wages over three hundred thirty-five weeks, and loss of vision in one eye constitutes two-thirds of wages over two hundred seventy-five weeks.

Because proof of monetary loss is not necessary to receive specific loss benefits, it is important that an injured party collects the proper medical information to prove the permanence and severity of their injuries. In certain circumstances, an injured party can receive both specific loss benefits and wage loss benefits. They are both ways that the legal system tries long-term health and well-being of injured parties.

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Questions to Ask Your Workers’ Comp Lawyer

Know What to Ask an Experienced Workers’ Comp Lawyer

Scranton personal injury attorneysA workplace accident may mean prolonged medical treatment, physical therapy and rehabilitation, and time off work. Workers’ compensation benefits exist to cover these expenses, but obtaining your benefits isn’t always easy. A workers’ compensation lawyer can help you recover the benefits you are owed.

In Pennsylvania, most employees are covered under workers’ comp for medical costs and lost wages caused by a work-related injury or death. Under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law, injured workers have a right to file a workers’ compensation if they have been injured while carrying out their work-related tasks either on-site or off-site. How long these benefits last depends on the severity of your injury and the possibility of long-term disability.

Unfortunately, employers and companies often deny workers’ comp claims, even when they are valid. […]

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Wilkes-Barre Denied Medical Bills Lawyer

Denied Workers Comp in Wilkes-Barre? We Can Help.

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A job site injury can lead to expensive medical treatment, lengthy physical therapy, costly rehabilitation, and time away from work without pay. Workplace injuries can be serious and result in workers’ compensation benefits. Nearly 150,000 workers were injured on the job in Pennsylvania in 2020.  For those injuries, over $1 million was paid by the workers’ comp system. Unfortunately, sometimes a workers comp is wrongly denied each year by workers’ comp companies.

When you suffer a work injury on the job, a Wilkes-Barre workers’ compensation attorney can help you receive money to pay for your denied medical bills. If you or a loved one need a work injury lawyer to help you get money to cover your denied work injury, call Munley LawWe will answer your questions and discuss your options. […]

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Workers’ Compensation and Occupational Illnesses

If your job caused an occupational illness, then you need a workers’ compensation lawyer who will fight for you

Maximize your benefits with the leading workers’ comp attorneys at Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys

The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), a subdivision of the United States Department of Labor (DOL) tracks the number of workplace illnesses each year. According to the BLS, 2.8 million Americans suffered on-the-job injuries and illnesses last year. Most employees know that they can file for workers’ compensation after suffering a workplace injury. However, many sick workers do not realize that they can get workers’ comp benefits for work-related illnesses as well. For example, employees who are sick with illnesses like black lung disease, asbestosis, and even COVID-19 may be eligible. If your job conditions made you sick, you are entitled to seek workers’ compensation for your occupational illness. […]

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