Being injured at work is often an unavoidable risk, especially in more dangerous industries like construction or manufacturing. According to the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, in one recent year over 160,000 cases of work injury and occupational illness were reported to the bureau. If you have been injured on the job, reach out to Matzus Law, LLC to get help with obtaining the compensation you need to recover from your injuries. Our firm is dedicated to helping you get peace of mind knowing that you have the right to financial recovery for your medical expenses, lost income, and other harm you may have suffered. Contact us for a free initial case evaluation to learn more about your legal options from a Pittsburgh workplace accident attorney with our firm.
Examples of injuries that employees can suffer in the workplace include:
What Financial Award Might You Be Entitled to After Suffering a Workplace Injury Due to the Fault of a Third Party?
Depending on the circumstances of your workplace injury, you may have multiple options for obtaining the financial resources you need to recover from your injuries. First, you may be entitled to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits from your employer, which can include payment of medical costs incurred to treat your work injury or occupational illness, partial wage replacement, reimbursement of certain expenses for travel to medical treatment, and financial awards for specific body part losses.
However, when a third party (a person or entity not affiliated with your employer) was responsible for causing the accident at work that injured you, you may also be entitled to pursue a personal injury claim in addition to obtaining workers’ comp. Because a personal injury lawsuit can provide you compensation not available under the workers’ compensation system, a work injury lawyer in Pittsburgh, PA with Matzus Law, LLC will vigorously pursue a financial award that secure compensation for your:
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After being hurt on the job, turn to a work injury lawyer in Pittsburgh, PA with Matzus Law, LLC to help you understand and pursue your legal options for obtaining financial recovery. Our legal team will help you with all the aspects of your recovery, including:
Don’t wait to speak to a Pittsburgh workplace accident attorney about what steps you can take to obtain the financial resources you need to recover from your injuries. Contact Matzus Law, LLC today for a free, no-obligation consultation to learn more about how our firm can assist you through the process of pursuing justice for the harm and loss that you have suffered.
Under Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation act, you are generally precluded from filing a personal injury lawsuit against your employer for a work-related injury. Instead, your sole legal recourse against your employer is to file a claim for workers’ compensation benefits. However, you may be entitled to step outside the workers’ compensation system to pursue a personal injury claim against your employer in limited circumstances, including when your employer fails to maintain workers’ compensation coverage, or if your injury was caused by intentional acts by your employer.
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