Understanding Berks County Workers’ Compensation
Workplace accidents in Berks County, Pennsylvania happen far too often despite safety rules and regulations being implemented by the Occupational Health & Safety Administration. In order to ensure that the rights of workers are protected when a work injury accident takes place, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry examines and oversees specific regulations as well.
In relation to the set of laws surrounding how working environments should be monitored, when these laws are not followed and subsequent accidents, injuries, and even fatalities occur, workers’ compensation benefits in Berks County allow injured workers, or family members of deceased workers, the opportunity to receive certain monetary assistance.
Any worker who has experienced an on-the-job injury in Berks County may want to look into services provided by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), which is in charge of laws that provide workers with insurance against job-related injury, illness, and even death. The various and important health and safety regulations under the Workers’ Compensation Act are enforced by the BWC Health and Safety Division.
While some workers may find that Berks County workers’ compensation benefits are sufficient enough to cover their medical bills, lost earnings, and other damages, others may be able to seek additional compensation from third parties (contractor, subcontractor, manufacturer of a defective product, etc.) who hold full or partial responsibility for a workplace injury or wrongful death accident. An experienced Berks County workers’ comp lawyer can help an injured worker and his or her family explore their legal options to ensure that full and just compensation is obtained.
Michael Monheit is the managing lawyer at Monheit Law, outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has practiced law since 1989. Michael Monheit was the managing attorney of the law offices of Herbert Monheit — now Silverman and Fodera — a firm... Michael Monheit→