Note: Workers’ Compensation law in Pennsylvania is highly complex with many nuances. The section below is a general description of our Practice helping clients with Specific Loss and Loss of Use Payments. For specific questions on your individual circumstances and your individual Workers’ Compensation Claim, please call us at 1.888.536.2426 so we can provide you with the most accurate information possible.
Working with or around machinery, with tools, or even in an office setting, can sometimes result in serious injuries where workers lose a hand, finger, eye, or other parts of their body.
There are highly specific Workers’ Compensation laws in Pennsylvania that can help compensate you. At Lenahan & Dempsey, we know how to maximize your recovery and get you everything you deserve following a work injury or a work-at-home injury.
Call us so we can go to work to help you get the money you need and deserve under Workers’ Compensation law.
Compensation For Loss Of a Body Part
Under Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law, there are specific payments spelled out under the law for loss of a body part. The amount of the payment is based on the specific body part that was lost.
The specific loss payments are determined based on a detailed schedule outlined in the Workers' Compensation Act. This schedule assigns a specific number of weeks of compensation for the loss of various body parts, such as arms, legs, fingers, toes, eyes, ears, and more.
The compensation is based on the severity of the injury and the specific body part affected. These payments are typically calculated based on your average weekly wage and are subject to statutory minimum and maximum limits.
Loss of Use Payments in Pennsylvania, under the Workers’ Compensation Act Loss of use payments, are to be provided when a worker suffers a permanent impairment that does not result in the complete loss of a body part but does result in a loss of function or reduced ability to perform tasks (i.e. a loss of use for all practical intents and purposes).
Loss of use payments are typically awarded based on the severity of your impairment and the impact it has on your ability to perform your job.
Navigating Specific Loss and Loss of Use Payments
These types of cases are obviously complex and challenging. Fortunately, Lenahan &
Dempsey’s lawyers have a deep understanding of these laws and rules from helping others navigate the system to get the payments they need and legally deserve.
We will be with you every step of the way, providing information, guidance, and support.
Workers’ Compensation Practice at Lenahan & Dempsey
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 the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. His compassionate and highly detailed approach has helped thousands of injured workers get the money they need and deserve.
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Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour counties, and beyond.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2426. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
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). 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.
