Posted: 7/31/2007 9:30:54 AM EDT
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How long do you have to be off to start collecting? Have a badly sprained ankle, do not expect to be off very long. Am fortunate to have a good employer, so not concerned about legal issues. Thanks. |
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I found the answer. "In Pennsylvania, you may be able to receive work comp payments if a doctor places you on medical leave from work for more than 7 days. In order to be paid for your first 7 days of missed work, you need to be off of work and under a doctor's care for at least 14 consecutive work days. " |
| My Dad works for the Post office. He got into a serious car accident while at work. Now let me explain first the P.O. treats the employees like sh** to start, the boss could see you get your head chopped off in front of his own eyes and won't believe that you were injured. You need medical documentation that says you really got your head cut off, from your doctor, their doctor and an outside 3rd party doc. and every several weeks you must go back to the doc. (yours and theirs) to prove your head was really cut off. Now back to the point it took my Dad close to 7 months to get pay for the time he missed work. But he got the last laugh he went to a workmans comp. lawyer he sued, and I didn't know this, if you have any lose of use from a workman's comp. injury you get a nice settlement. My Dad recieved a settlement check for $8000. His injury got worse in the future and he recieved another $6000. So it depends on if the company you work for cares about their workers or not. To this day my Dad will not break a sweat for any of his stupidvisors. |
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PA WC is part of what I do for a living (attorney) - although I don't represent claimant's in PA. If you want to talk to an attorney who does, don't hesitate to IM me and I'll give you a couple of names. Questions though. 1st Have you reported the injury to someone in a supervisory position? 2nd Has an Employer's Report of Occupational Injury been filled out by the employer and has the injury been reported to the insurance carrier? 3rd Have you recieved any Workers Compensation documents in the mail? This would look like forms that either say a Notice of Denial, or Notice of Compensation Payable? 4th If your employer has posted a list of physicians - you must treat with the physicians on the list (referred to as a "Panel" list) during the first 90 days of treatment for your work injury. Please note that if you treat with someone who is not on the list (if one is actually posted) then the employer is not obligated to pay for the treatment through the WC insurance. 5th You may want to find out the name of the WC carrier. In my experience foot and ankle injuries are a PITA because it is hard to stay off of them - and as a result they sometimes take longer to heal then lets say a hand injury. If you have any questions don't hesitate to IM me. I can't represent you because I would most likely be conflicted out - meaning that I most likely represent the company that insures your employer - but as I said I would be glad to send you along to someone who I know will do a great job for you if it comes to that. Regards. |