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Understanding Your Rights as an Injured Worker in Scranton PA

As an injured worker in Scranton, Pennsylvania, you have the right to report your injury, receive proper medical care, wage loss benefits, compensation for permanent injuries, vocational rehabilitation, legal representation, and protection against employer retaliation. Exercise your rights to ensure fair treatment and support during your recovery process.<br><br>Hire a Workers Compensation Lawyer in Scranton, PA: https://www.myphillyworkerscomp.com/scranton-pa/

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Understanding Your Rights as an Injured Worker in Scranton PA

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  1. UNDERSTANDING YOUR RIGHTS AS AN INJURED WORKER IN SCRANTON PA

  2. Vocational Rehabilitation Access to Medical Care The Right to Report Benefits for Permanent Injuries Vocational Rehabilitation Wage Loss Benefits Wage Loss Benefits

  3. The Right to Report Notify your supervisor/employer Notify your supervisor/employer promptly about your injury to promptly about your injury to ensure it is documented. ensure it is documented.

  4. Access to Medical Care You have the right to You have the right to receive appropriate and receive appropriate and necessary medical necessary medical treatment for as long as treatment for as long as required. required.

  5. Wage Loss Benefits If your work If your work- -related injury related injury causes you to miss work, causes you to miss work, you are entitled to receive you are entitled to receive compensation to offset your compensation to offset your lost wages and safeguard lost wages and safeguard your financial stability. your financial stability.

  6. Benefits for Permanent Injuries In case of permanent loss In case of permanent loss or impairment of a limb or or impairment of a limb or bodily function due to your bodily function due to your work work- -related injury, you are related injury, you are entitled to receive benefits entitled to receive benefits to support you in adapting to support you in adapting to the changes. to the changes.

  7. Vocational Rehabilitation If your injury prevents you If your injury prevents you from returning to your from returning to your previous job, you have the previous job, you have the right to access vocational right to access vocational rehabilitation services to rehabilitation services to assist you in transitioning assist you in transitioning to a new occupation. to a new occupation.

  8. Legal Representation You have the right to You have the right to engage a workers' engage a workers' compensation attorney compensation attorney who can advocate for your who can advocate for your claim, provide legal claim, provide legal guidance, and represent guidance, and represent you in court, if necessary. you in court, if necessary.

  9. Protection against Retaliation The Pennsylvania Workers' The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act prohibits Compensation Act prohibits employers from retaliating employers from retaliating against you for filing a work against you for filing a work injury claim, ensuring your injury claim, ensuring your rights and job security are rights and job security are safeguarded. safeguarded.

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