NOTE: Workers’ Compensation is a complicated area of the law with many nuances and subcategories for specific injuries. The section below is to serve as a general guide to Falls at Work and how we at Lenahan & Dempsey protect the rights of workers. Please contact us at 1.888.536.2328 for specific answers to questions as they relate to your specific Workers’ Compensation Case.
Falls are the second most common Workers’ Compensation injury in Pennsylvania, with almost 20% of all cases coming from injuries suffered in a fall.
We Can Help
Fall cases can be highly complicated, especially if your employer or its insurance company challenges your injuries or tries to force you back to work before you are able. That’s where the award-winning Workers’ Compensation lawyers at Lenahan & Dempsey can help. We have recovered millions for our Workers’ Compensation clients. We understand the system, the rules and how to get you all the benefits you need and legally are entitled to receive.
Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25. He has won Workers’ Compensation awards as high as a million dollars for individual, seriously injured workers. He and his team are ready to help you, call 1.888.536.2426.
Falls And Workers' Compensation Cases:
Falls at the workplace can result from many factors, including wet/slippery floors, inadequate safety precautions, faulty equipment, or human error. Further, your employer is responsible to provide you with a safe work environment. Sometimes poor planning on the part of management or poor maintenance can lead to serious fall injuries.
The severity of your injuries from a fall can impact the workers' compensation benefits you may be entitled to receive. In cases of serious injuries, including spinal cord injuries or brain injuries, the costs of medical treatment and rehabilitation can be substantial, and you may require long-term care and support.
We know how to protect you in these instances.
What/Who is Covered?
When a worker is injured in a fall at work, they may be eligible to file a workers' compensation claim to cover medical expenses, lost wages, and other related costs. In Pennsylvania, the workers' compensation system is designed to provide financial assistance to employees who suffer work-related injuries, including those sustained in falls. This protection can extend to those injured at remote work sites and to work-at -home employees.
Pennsylvania Is A No-Fault Workers Compensation State
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation laws work under a “No-Fault” system – meaning you may be eligible for workers’ compenstation benefits even if you are partially or entirely responsible for the fall you suffered. Your Lenahan & Dempsey lawyers can carefully examine your case and explain the best way forward to get you the benefits you need and legally deserve.
Employers/Insurers Often Challenge Your Fall Claim
A fall involving an injury can quickly turn into a complex legal issue in a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation case. Employers often:
Dispute the claim.
Argue that the injury was not work-related.
Not believe witnesses to the fall
Challenge your medical records or expert medical opinions.
And more.
Your Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers know how to protect your rights and fight for all you deserve and are legally entitled to receive.
Once we are brought on to handle your case, any calls or harassment from your employer or the insurance company will come to our office – allowing us to handle the details so you can concentrate on your recovery.
Call Us
Lenahan & Dempsey Workers’ Compensation lawyers help injured workers every day throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour counties and beyond. We are available 24/7 at 1.888.536.2328. Call us today for a free, no-obligation case evaluation. There are no fees until you get the money you deserve.
What Can You Expect When Working With Lenahan & Dempsey
We have recovered Hundreds and Hundreds of Millions for our clients across almost all fields of Personal Injury, Insurance Bad Faith and Workers’ Compensation law.
Lenahan & Dempsey is listed in Best Law Firms in America. Attorney Brian Lenahan of our office, who heads our Workers’ Compensation Department, is listed in Best Lawyers in America and is a Certified Workers’ Compensation Practitioner in Pennsylvania. He is also listed in Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and the National Trial Lawyers – Workers’ Compensation Top 25.
Eight of our lawyers are listed in Best Lawyers in America and eight are listed as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers. Three are listed in the Top 100 Lawyers in Pennsylvania, including our Firm President John R. Lenahan, Jr., our Managing Partner Timothy G. Lenahan, and lawyer Matthew Dempsey.
Timothy Lenahan is Best Lawyers In America’s Top Insurance Lawyer for his representation of the injured fighting against large insurers for the region of Northeastern/Central Pennsylvania and the Pocono Mountains. He has previously been named Best Lawyers Top Personal Injury Lawyer for that region for his work fighting for the rights of injured people.
We fully understand the physical, emotional, and financial toll a case can take on victims and their families. Our highly dedicated team of lawyers and paralegals can point to a history of success supporting our clients and winning the money they need to rebuild their lives.
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