PA Workers Compensation: Total vs. Partial Disability By Kevin J. McGarrey, Esq.
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You’ve been injured at work and your injury has been “picked up” by your employer’s workers compensation insurance company. How much benefit you’ll receive depends on a number of factors. One factor is if you are “totally” disable or “partially” disabled. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry defines “total disability status” as follows: Further, PaDLI defines “partial disability status” as: The important thing to remember is that your employer’s insurance company is always looking to “get off the hook” of paying your compensation benefits. As such, they will try every which way to make the claim that you are not totally disabled, even if you are! Should you receive any type of notice from your employer’s workers compensation insurance company claiming that there has been a change in your benefit status, contact your attorney immediately. If you do not have an attorney it is advisable to retain one as the insurance company will have a highly trained attorney fighting against you. Article Owner is Kevin and Source is "http://www.pacomplawyers.com" Philadelphia workers comp |
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