On behalf of Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Feb 10, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
You got hurt on the job, and now you can’t make it back to work. But you’ve got pressure coming from all sides, even though you don’t think you’re fully healed. There may be a lot of people that want you to return, but that doesn’t mean it’s in your best interest....
On behalf of Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Jan 24, 2020 | Workers' Compensation
After you file a claim for worker’s compensation benefits, that claim is assigned to a worker’s compensation judge. Different judges have different procedures and rules regarding when and how evidence is presented. According to Insureon, most cases...
On behalf of Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Aug 2, 2019 | Workers' Compensation
Workers’ compensation insurance in Pennsylvania exists to reimburse workers for the costs they incur from work injuries. Benefits often include payment of medical bills and lost wages. But whether an injury is work-related is often a matter of dispute between injured...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Apr 23, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
OSHA wants workers in Pennsylvania to be as safe as possible when they need to perform various tasks. This is why the government agency provides a series of regulations and guidelines concerning many different occupations and industries. One of these is NFPA 70E,...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Apr 11, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
Electrical injuries are on the rise in the workforce. Between 2016 and 2017, there was a 35 percent increase in electrical injuries. An estimated 54 percent of these injuries occurred in construction workers. Electrical hazards, such as arc flashes, can not only cause...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Mar 27, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
In a NIOSH-funded study, researchers attached seat and floor sensors to 112 pieces of farm machinery, including tractors, combines, forklifts, skid loaders and ATVs, in order to measure their vibration levels. These machines were operated by 55 workers. The study...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Mar 13, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
In Pennsylvania, falling off ladders at work causes many workers to experience severe workplace injuries. More than 300 individuals die because of accidents related to ladders. Thousands of people incur serious disabilities, including traumatic brain injuries. The...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Feb 27, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
Advances in technology continue to make common, everyday occurrences out of what not so long ago seemed impossible to comprehend. Increasingly, wearable technology is becoming available with the intended purpose of improving worker safety. While everyone supports a...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Jan 15, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
Construction contractors in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. are concerned over the implications of a 2018 OSHA memorandum that authorizes investigators to use drones in job site inspections. One concern is that the drones, which are equipped with cameras to take...
by Law Office of Richard F. Maffett | Jan 2, 2019 | Firm News, Workers' Compensation
The National Fire Protection Association has found that out of the 8 percent of contract workers who die from electrocution, 68 percent worked in construction and extraction. Researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics spanning the years 2012 to...
