The Protz case briefly eliminated Impairment Rating Evaluations from the Pennsylvania workers compensation lexicon. After HB 1840 was signed into law by Governor Wolf, the IRE has returned! Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, an Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) is a procedure whereby a state-appointed physician assesses an injured worker’s impairment, It is entirely unrelated to […]
The Pennsylvania workers’ compensation system grants substantial rights to workers injured during the scope of their employment. Powell Law protects workers who have suffered injuries in the workplace by helping them assert their rights to obtain workers’ compensation benefits. The attorneys and staff of Powell Law are experienced in helping injured workers cope with their […]
Over a hundred years ago, the Pennsylvania legislature created a workers’ compensation system designed to compensate workers for losses incurred because of on-the-job injuries. This body of law has evolved over decades and recently a significant change occurred to Pennsylvania’s “Impairment Rating Evaluation” system, which had been in place for the last thirty years. So, […]
The Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Act (the “Act”) provides benefits to workers who suffer work-related injuries or illnesses. This is the first of a two-part article regarding workers’ compensation benefits. Types of workers’ compensation benefits related to lost wages and disability, whether permanent or total, include: Payments for Lost Wages If a worker is either totally […]
At Powell Law, one of our areas of practice revolves around workers’ compensation. We effectively assist clients throughout the entire workers’ compensation claims process. Our attorneys, past and present, have represented Pennsylvania workers injured on the job for 110 years. Workers may receive benefits in Pennsylvania for partial or total disability. Where total disability benefits […]
Workers that are totally disabled from a work-related injury, illness, or condition may receive total disability benefits in lieu of wages. This determination is usually made after an Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) and means theoretically that wage loss benefits may continue indefinitely. A total disability allows a worker continuing, unencumbered right to complete wage loss benefits. […]
Clients sometimes ask, “What is an Impairment Rating Evaluation?” An Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) is a determination of a worker’s whole body impairment by a physician of a, which considers work-related diagnoses. An IRE may be requested once an injured worker has received 104 weeks (2 years) of total disability compensation. The sole purpose of an […]
Powell Law has represented Pennsylvanians who have suffered work injuries from just about any factual situation or circumstance. Many injuries are minor and workers usually return to their same job within a reasonably short amount of time. However, some injuries create a temporary or even permanent impairment for a prolonged period of time, thereby often […]
