Amputations In Workers’ Compensation Cases
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 Amputations 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.
Few injuries are as life-altering as workplace amputations or workplace injuries that lead to amputations. These injuries often lead to physical, financial, and emotional injuries to injured workers and their families. Amputations can affect the arms, legs, fingers, toes, and ears.
In Pennsylvania, workers who have suffered amputations or the loss of use of a body part for all practical intents and purposes because of a workplace injury are entitled to certain rights and benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act.
Amputations and Workers' Compensation
When a worker suffers an amputation or the loss of use of a body part for all practical intents and purposes, they are entitled to Workers' Compensation benefits including medical expenses, lost wages and assistive devices such as prosthetics.
As in all workplace injuries, it is vitally important for you to formally notify your employer of any injury as soon as possible.
Your Benefits Under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act
The benefits you may be entitled to can include:
1. Medical Care: This includes coverage for surgeries, hospital stays, medications, assistive devices such as prosthetics, etc.
2. Wage Loss: Eligible employees who have suffered an amputation or loss of use of a body part for all practical intents and purposes may be eligible for disability benefits to compensate for wage loss.
3. Permanent Impairment Benefits: These are critically important benefits which under Pennsylvania law are called specific loss benefits should the amputation or the loss of use of a body part for all practical intents and purposes results in a permanent disability. These benefits are typically calculated based on the type and severity of the impairment and are paid out in addition to other workers' compensation benefits.
Challenges In Amputation Cases
Serious cases such as amputation injuries or the loss of use of a body part for all practical intents and purposes can lead to serious challenges for workers to overcome – that’s where Lenahan & Dempsey can help.
Employers and insurance companies may dispute the extent of the injury your entitlement to benefits, and more.
It is crucial for workers who have suffered amputations to contact us immediately after an injury. The faster we can get to work for you, the faster we can get you all of the benefits you need and deserve under the law.
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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 with their back 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. In addition, we have additional Workers’ Compensation lawyers and a team of experts we can call upon to get the benefits you deserve following a serious back injury at work.
We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. 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). 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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