Making Pennsylvania Workers' Comp Work for You
Workers' compensation has represented an important practice focus for our firm since Tim Shollenberger and Karl Januzzi established our partnership in 1997. Our familiarity with the full spectrum of legal, medical and practical problems associated with workplace injury claims can give you an advantage toward achieving a positive result in your workers' compensation case.
Contact a lawyer at our office in Enola to learn how our experience can benefit you and your family if you were injured at work. We offer free consultations, and we only collect an attorney's fee if we recover workman's comp benefits for you.
Call 717-260-3549 for advice in Harrisburg and central Pennsylvania
What you do immediately after an injury at work can have a significant effect on your workers' comp claim. For example, you can hurt your own case by failing to notify your employer of an injury on the job.
You might think that you'll recover quickly, or that the accident was minor, but the next thing you know your shoulder sprain or back strain has worsened to the point where you can't work for a week or a month. Then when you report the injury, the employer can deny that your injury is work-related.
Several short articles in the Fact and Comment section of this site provide good information about the most common kinds of problems that can come up in a workplace accident case. To learn about your rights in a given situation, however, there's no substitute for the advice of an experienced attorney.
Our lawyers can help you avoid mistakes and complications in your workers' compensation case while looking for ways to increase the amount of your financial recovery. We also work closely with you to make sure that you're getting the treatment, therapy and medication you need to support your physical recovery.
We can help protect your interests in such situations as the following:
- Disputes as to whether your injury was work-related
- Improper or incomplete medical diagnosis
- Early suspension or termination of workers' compensation benefits
- Loss of use and disfigurement claims for certain permanent injuries
- Independent contractors' claims for workers' comp benefits
- Negotiation for a lump sum settlement while you pursue personal injury claims against a negligent defendant
For workers whose injuries are serious enough to keep them out of work for a year or longer, we also assist with the Social Security disability insurance application and appeals process.
To learn more about the scope of our workers' compensation practice, contact a lawyer at Shollenberger & Januzzi in Enola.
