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Black Lung develops when a coal miner inhales coal dust. It falls into your lungs, constricting their air sacs so that they don’t expand normally and you can’t breathe normally. When your air sac is constricted, that’s called Restrictive Lung Disease. The incidence of serious Black Lung has skyrocketed because the stone is releasing more…
In Giant Eagle, Inc. v. Baker, Ms. Baker was injured when she was struck by a car in front of the Giant Eagle where she worked during her mandatory 15-minute break. Giant Eagle argued that Ms. Baker was not in the scope of her employment at that time and therefore was not eligible for Workers’…
When a client walks through our door, his/her life has been unexpectedly turned upside down. It is the corrections officer injured by an unruly prisoner, or, a registered nurse involved in an auto accident with his/her family. It can be a doctor diagnosed with a serious illness, or, a military veteran struggling with an onset…
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act is designed to provide financial protection to all individuals who suffer a work-related injury in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In certain unique situations, other benefits may be available in addition to basic workers’ compensation benefits. For instance, if you are in a high-risk occupation, extra financial protection is provided by…
Did you know that if you are an over-the-road truck driver who travels to many states around the nation, you may still be covered by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act? Our office represented a truck driver who was hired by an Ohio trucking company. Our client was injured in New Stanton, Pennsylvania, and lived in…
People who work outdoors must take steps to protect themselves as the temperatures climb By Vincent J. Quatrini, Jr. Esquire As excessive heat days become more frequent, so do the number of heat-related work injuries and deaths. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 33,890 heat-related work injuries and 436 deaths since 2011, but these are…
Today, we honor the memory of the 146 souls—123 women and girls, and 23 men—who lost their lives in the tragic Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City on March 25, 1911. Most of the victims were young immigrant women, just 14 to 23 years old, seeking opportunity in a new country. Locked doors – unsafe working…
When the cold weather hits, many of us hunker down in a warm home or office. But for outside workers, extreme cold can be hard to escape. Those who work outside, including construction workers, maintenance workers and first responders, should be aware of types of cold weather injuries, how to prevent them, and how to…
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act has been amended by Act 121 to recognize mental-mental injuries/post-traumatic stress injuries (PTSI) for first responders. The new law takes effect in one year – October 29, 2025. Up to the passage of Act 121, Pennsylvania Courts have held that a first responder must prove that there were objective “abnormal…
Kristen walked up to the window (which separated employees from visitors) to greet a man who just walked into the magistrate’s office. Quickly she realized that he was not there to conduct business. She saw a flash of what looked like a weapon. Simultaneously, Kristen was verbally assaulted with menacing words. Eventually, the man left.…
