On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jul 2, 2019 | workers' compensation
The Pennsylvania workplace is an environment where various types of injuries can occur. Despite employee safety precautions, you may still experience physical mishaps. Among the most common work-related incidents are back injuries. Here at Stapp Law LLC, we make sure...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jun 25, 2019 | workers' compensation
Employees in Pennsylvania can receive workers’ compensation when they suffer injuries or illnesses on the job. Now, in some cases, it is very black and white. If an employee slips or falls on the job and injures his or herself, he or she may collect workers’...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jun 25, 2019 | workers' compensation
To be an independent contractor comes with advantages for the Pennsylvania employee and the employer. However, what it often leaves out is the benefits that a traditional employee has rights to attain. If an employee suffers an injury on the job, he or she will often...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jun 24, 2019 | car accidents, workers' compensation
Workers’ compensation is a program that helps protect you and your employer in Pennsylvania. It helps ease the financial burdens that occur from an accident. One of the important things to remember about workers’ compensation is that this insurance applies...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jun 24, 2019 | workers' compensation
The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation system covers most employees’ financial losses after work-related accidents and injuries. In Pennsylvania, a worker does not have prove fault to qualify for this type of compensation. If you get into an auto accident, workers’...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Apr 30, 2019 | Firm News, workers' compensation
Every year, OSHA holds a National Safety Stand-Down in the effort to prevent fall-related accidents in the construction industry. The sixth annual stand-down has been set for May 6 to 10, during which time employers throughout Pennsylvania and the rest of the U.S. are...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Mar 21, 2019 | Firm News, workers' compensation
Some Pennsylvania drivers of powered industrial trucks may want to contribute a comment to a request for information from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. OSHA is considering making a change to its standards, which have only been revised once since...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Feb 22, 2019 | Firm News, workers' compensation
Cold weather in Pennsylvania might tempt some workers to operate space heaters or portable generators in enclosed spaces. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, workers die every year after exposure to carbon monoxide when equipment that...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jan 23, 2019 | Firm News, workers' compensation
Utilization review is an important factor in many Pennsylvania workers’ compensation cases. An employer, injured worker or insurer can make a utilization review request with the goal of determining whether the medical treatment being provided is in fact...
On behalf of Stapp Law, LLC | Jan 8, 2019 | Firm News, workers' compensation
Certain occupations are more inherently dangerous than others. Pennsylvania’s coal mining industry was at one time the cause of many deaths and injuries, but today, the oil and gas drilling industry is regularly listed among the most dangerous. OSHA requires...
