Cumulative/Repetitive Injuries in Workers’ Compensation
NOTE: Workers’ Compensation is a complicated area of the law with many nuances and subcategories for specific injuries. The section below is to serve as a general guide to Cumulative/Repetitive Injuries in Workers’ Compensation and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers. Please contact us at 1.888.536.2426 for specific answers to questions as they relate to your specific Workers’ Compensation Case
At Lenahan & Dempsey we are seeing an ever-growing number of Workers’ Compensation cases that center on cumulative and repetitive injuries.
Cumulative/repetitive injuries are those that occur over time due to repetitive motions, overexertion, poor ergonomics, or other workplace factors. These injuries can affect the hands, wrists, elbows, shoulders, back and neck. These injuries can leave you in chronic pain with reduced mobility. The most frequent examples of cumulative/repetitive injuries include carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, nerve entrapment, hand/arm vibration syndrome, etc.
We Can Help
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Wyoming counties and beyond with their cumulative/repetitive Injury cases.
Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. Call us for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
Challenges in Cumulative or Repetitive Injury Workers’ Compensation Cases
The very nature of cumulative/repetitive Injuries provides the greatest challenge to injured workers. These injuries take place gradually and over time. The injuries can be cumulative, meaning they get worse over the course of time.
Employers, or more often their insurance company’s lawyers, may dispute claims related to cumulative injuries, arguing that factors outside of your employment contributed to the injury. Another common argument is that the injury is not severe enough to warrant compensation.
Their opposition to you receiving what you are legally entitled to receive can lead to highly complex legal action.
This is where the Lenahan & Dempsey workers’ compensation lawyers excel. We know how to get you the benefits you deserve because we have successfully done so for over 75 years.
Benefits That May Be Available Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act
Eligible employees who suffer at work may be entitled to various benefits including:
1. Medical Treatment: Coverage for all necessary medical treatment related to the back injury, including doctor visits, surgery, physical therapy, and medication.
2. Wage Loss Benefits: Wage replacement for time missed from work due to the injury. The amount of benefits you will qualify for is a percentage of your average weekly wage.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Law Firms in America, and we are listed as a Tier 1 Law Firm (the highest rating). Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25.
Eight of our lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers in America and eight are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan, and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.
Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.
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