Hearing Loss Cases And Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law
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 Hearing Loss in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers. Please contact us at 1.888.536.2328 for specific answers to questions as they relate to your specific Workers’ Compensation Case.
Sadly, Hearing Loss is one of the more common types of Workers’ Compensation cases we are asked to help with in our offices.
We Can Help Those Who Suffer Hearing Loss At Work
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers understand all aspects of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. We know everything you are entitled to and everything you legally deserve following a hearing loss injury.
Best Lawyers In America Honors Attorney Brian Lenahan for Excellence in the Practice of Workers’ Compensation Law
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. His compassionate and highly detailed approach has helped thousands of injured workers get the money they need and deserve.
Contact us immediately after suffering a serious hearing loss – call us at 1.888.536.2328, or use the Contact Us form on this website.
Hearing Loss Has Many Possible Causes
Hearing Loss cases can occur in a single moment or they come on over time after being exposed to any number of work conditions. Many workers don’t realize they have suffered a hearing loss until it’s too late.
Here are just a few of the ways we have seen workers damage their hearing:
- Exposure to Loud or Continuous Noise – often found when workers are exposed to machinery or loud noise in factory settings.
- Use of Heavy Machinery or Power Tools – we see these cases in construction workers, factory workers, equipment repair fields and more.
- Specific Occupation Injuries where a worker is exposed to loud noise that damages hearing.
- Chemical Exposure – Chemicals containing heavy metals have been associated with profound hearing loss.
- Lack of Hearing Protective Devices such as ear plugs and similar can lead to hearing loss.
What to Do If You Suffer A Hearing Loss
If you suffer any hearing loss injury at work, you must notify your employer as soon as possible when you know that your hearing loss is related to your work activities. Your next call should be to a Lenahan & Dempsey office so we can lead you through the very complex Workers’ Compensation system.
Hearing Loss Is Often Covered Under the PA Workers’ Compensation
Eligible workers can in fact seek help under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. Hearing Loss is classified as a Specific Loss Injury. The Act has a process to assign a percentage of disability for the loss of hearing as it affects the injured worker’s overall health. The Act factors in your earnings to assess your benefit rate.
Employers/Insurers Often Challenge Your Classification
Some workers wait until their employer or their employer’s insurance company denies their claim before they seek our help. The time to call us is immediately after suffering your hearing loss injury. The faster we are brought on board, the faster we can get your claim processed smoothly and fairly through the system and we can get you all that you deserve and need.
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Wyoming counties and beyond.
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. We have a team of personal injury lawyers in physical offices located in Scranton, Berwick, Tunkhannock, and the Poconos.
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. Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers of 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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