Reading Workers Compensation Claims

If you suffer injury on the job—in Reading, Lancaster, Allentown or anywhere else in Pennsylvania—you should seek help from an experienced workers compensation claim attorney. This is not just about assistance in filing the paperwork required in a workers comp claim. It is about getting the fair and just amount you are due. And you need an advocate to help you navigate the complexities of the workers comp system.

What could go wrong if you do not have legal counsel file your workers compensation claim? Several steps to the workers comp claim process in Reading commonly trip up the unrepresented filer:

• Report your accident or workplace-caused illness to your employer within 120 days of when it happened or 120 days of when you realized you had an injury.
• Seek medical attention from an approved workers compensation physician (posted by your employer at your workplace).
• File the official Loss of Wages workers comp claim. In Reading and throughout the state, you must miss a minimum of seven days of work. In addition, there are several different types of claim petitions.
• Determine whether your employer accepts responsibility for the injury or illness. For obvious reasons, this is a critical juncture in the workers comp claim process in Reading.

While the last step of the workers compensation claim may seem like the most potentially contentious—and from our experience in Reading, Philadelphia, Allentown and Lancaster cases, it often is—it can be the earlier steps involving reporting, choosing a physician and the initial claim filing that can create problems later.

For example, your workers compensation claim is contingent on using a doctor who is on a list posted at the worksite. But emergency conditions, or non-compliant employers (no list posted), might cause you to seek initial treatment from a doctor who is not on the list. Or, if you discover your injury a week or two after the accident, the employer may try to claim that injury is the result of another, off-time activity.

These are just a few of the reasons why using a workers compensation claim attorney is highly advised. In Reading as well as Philadelphia, an employee is due coverage because of the safety risks involved in work.

Use a professional when filing a reading workers comp claim
The law firm of Touchstone & Associates has attorneys with solid and extensive experience working on behalf of injured workers who are due fair compensation, guaranteed by the law. Contact our office online or call 215-557-5181 for a free consultation.