Millions of workers throughout the country, including in Pennsylvania, are employed in positions that come with an inherent level of risk each day on the job. Industrial and construction workers, for example, are seemingly more prone to suffer injuries in accidents that occur on-the-job. Public safety workers are oftentimes in the line of danger as well. When individuals are injured at work, the results can be hard to face alone. So, what should our readers in Pennsylvania know about workers' compensation?
What should you know about workers' compensation?
Labor Day report demonstrates holiday driving dangers
Labor Day weekend marks a special occasion for many Pennsylvania residents. Most workers get a free day off on Monday and use it to host a backyard barbecue or travel to an out-of-state friend or family member’s house. It is also some of the last days of summer vacation before children head back to school, so they want to make their last weekend memorable before the kids head back to study.
Know your options in a personal injury lawsuit
Being in an accident can be frightening for any Pennsylvania resident, but the days, weeks, months and even years afterward can be difficult as well when the accident victim suffers a significant injury. Whether it was a car accident, a workplace accident or an accident caused by a defective product, among many other causes, a personal injury can seriously disrupt a person's life.
Safety Net
Several weeks ago, I published a blog article, "An Ounce of Prevention." The primary goal of the article was to encourage people to view automobile insurance differently. Not out of fear of being sued as big insurance would have them think, but from the perspective of prevention. In the legal sense, prevention occurs when you purchase the proper automobile insurance coverages to protect you and your family if injured by the negligence of another driver or, perhaps worse case scenario, the negligence of an uninsured or underinsured driver. I think of insurance in this context as providing a safety net.