Under Pennsylvania law, every employer is required to provide workers’ compensation coverage to their employees. The employer may purchase the coverage from an insurance company or self-insure their employees against injury. Workers’ comp is designed to provide a source of income if someone cannot work due to a workplace injury and to cover medical bills … Read more
February 7, 2013 When a person is approved for unemployment or Workers’ Compensation benefits, the money they receive is directly deposited into an account that can be accessed through the use of a debit card. After state officials received thousands of complaints of beneficiaries being charged astronomical fees to access their accounts through certain banks, the state … Read more
October 4, 2012 The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board recently overturned a Philadelphia judge’s decision that a driver’s firing for a company policy violation was not grounds for terminating his workers’ compensation benefits. According to Risk & Insurance, the decision was reversed because Pennsylvania law says if a worker is terminated due to misconduct, they are prohibited … Read more
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