PA Work Comp for Lost Wages
Injured workers in Pennsylvania can receive work comp payments for lost wages if a doctor has placed them on medical leave from work for more than 7 days. In order to get payment for the first 7 days of lost wages, a worker must be off work and under a doctor's care for at least 14 workdays in a row.
Total disability work comp payments for injured PA workers
The law allows you to collect 2/3 of what your gross weekly wages were before your injury.There is a limit to how much you can collect while on workers comp. The maximum work comp payment amount is set each year. In 2004, you could collect up to $690 weekly.
Partial disability work comp payments for injured PA workers
Partial disability might be paid if you return to a light duty assignment that pays less than your previous position. Workers comp pays 2/3 of the difference in salary up to a maximum of 500 weeks, or 9.5 years
More information about work comp payments for lost wages in Pennsylvania
- Lost wages payments can be reduced if you are collecting social security benefits, a pension, severance pay, unemployment compensation, or other payments.
- There are no "cost of living" increases with PA workers compensation payments. This means that an injured worker will collect the same payment - without any increase - for as long as the payments continue.
Hurt on the job? Put our experience to work for you
If you don't have an attorney to help you with your injury claim, the deck is stacked against you. It is important to know your legal rights if you are injured at work. The law firm of Edgar Snyder & Associates has been helping injured Pennsylvania workers for nearly 20 years. Let us put this experience to work for you.
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If you suffered an injury at work, and don't already have an attorney, you can contact our law firm for a free evaluation of your claim by:
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