How Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Benefits Are Calculated
Make sure you get the benefits you deserve when you are injured in the course of your employment in Pennsylvania. Count on the Ciccarelli Lawyers to fight for your rights.
If you are injured at work, two benefits are available to you under the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act -a weekly disability check and payment of medical bills. The amount of your weekly disability check is generally based on your earnings for the 12 months immediately preceding your injury. Your employer sends your pay stubs to its insurance company, and the insurance company (or other company hired by your employer) does the calculations. Surprisingly, they make many errors in the calculation of your gross weekly wage, known as the Average Weekly Wage (AWW).
Why is this important? Well, in short, the higher the calculation of your AWW, the higher your weekly disability checks will be. Even if the computation is only off by $10.00 per week, it could mean hundreds or thousands of dollars of lost disability income while you are off work.
The AWW figure must include all of the following amounts received during the 12 months before you were hurt including, wages, vacation page, tips, overtime, holiday pay, profit sharing, bonuses, incentive pay and sickness and accident benefits.
The AWW can be miscalculated if the insurance company misses or miscalculates any of the above facts or misses one or more of the following factors, if they occurred during the 12 months before your injury, including whether you were working for two or more employers at the same time; were working for your time of injury employer for less than 13 weeks before you were hurt, were laid off, were on sickness and accident benefits, or were injured and on workers comp from another injury.
Your Need for Representation on a Workers Comp Claim
At Ciccarelli Law Offices, we advocate for clients who have had claims unfairly denied and suddenly terminated. We know how the insurance companies work. They will gladly take payments for premiums, but refuse to pay out when someone is injured. Their hope is that you give up the fight on having benefits started or reinstated. After all, they are a large corporation and you are but one person. Even the odds against you - call us today.
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You also need lawyers both passionate in what they do and compassionate in their treatment of their clients. You deserve a lawyer that is available when you need him, treats you with respect and fight for your rights vigorously. We make your choice all the clearer with locations throughout Pennsylvania including metropolitan Philadelphia, West Chester, Kennett Square, Exton, Lancaster, King of Prussia, Plymouth Meeting, Radnor and Springfield. Now is the time for action. Choose the winning strategy of Ciccarelli Lawyers. Together our legal team will give you the edge. Call us at 610-925-2500 or toll-free at 877-846-1529 or send us an e-mail.
