Process for Receiving a Workers Compensation Settlement in Reading, Lancaster or Allentown, PA

If you seek a worker compensation settlement, the process for making your claim begins in a very straightforward manner:

• Give notice of your claim to your employer no later than 120 days after your injury
• If your initial request for workers compensation benefits is denied by your employer or their insurer, you may file a claim petition within three years of the date of injury

Should you suffer a work-related illness, then the disability must occur within 300 weeks of the date you were last employed by the company or business that exposed you to the cause of your illness.  When this occurs, you must file a petition no later than three years from the date of disability.

Missing any of these deadlines may cause your benefits to be disallowed.

If you notify your employer of your disability, and 21 days pass where you receive no benefit, there is probably an issue with your claim.  Contact your employer or the insurance carrier directly.  If they inform you that your claim is being denied, you may need to file a petition.  Do not try to handle these petitions on your own: contact an experienced worker comp attorney in Reading, Lancaster or Allentown, PA, before proceeding.

After you file for a worker compensation settlement

The Workers Compensation Bureau may offer options for resolving your dispute, such as mediation, a settlement conference, or simply a meeting to discuss the issues.

If you are still not satisfied following these attempts to resolve your issue, you may appeal your case to the Workers Compensation Appeal Board and eventually the Commonwealth Court.

Ultimately, your settlement should include some or all of the following items, for a defined amount of time.

• Medical benefits
• Benefits compensating you for lost wages, both past and present
• Death benefits, received by your dependants (if applicable)
• Specific loss benefits, which usually relate to loss of an extremity, loss of use of an extremity, or other such disfigurement

An experienced workers compensation attorney can help win a settlement

At Touchstone & Associates, P.C., we are eager to apply our experience to your Reading worker compensation settlement case.  Please review the information on our website and contact us for a consultation.  It is our philosophy that a consultation with Touchstone & Associates is an opportunity to earn your trust, your confidence and the privilege of representing you.  Contact us today.