How much may I be eligible to collect in weekly workers’ compensation benefits if I am injured and how do they come up with that figure?

As one may expect, a work-injury and the missed income following that injury can have a devastating effect on the injured worker and his or her family. This is especially true if your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier decides not to pick up your claim and instead decides to deny you benefits. The good news is, the attorneys and staff at Banks Law will work hard to ensure that you get the best representation which will give you the best opportunity to recover your lost wages and secure your compensation and medical benefits going forward. However, it is important to know that even if you are successful in having the insurance carrier recognize your claim and accept your work injury, you will not receive a weekly check that is equal to what you made while you were working. The amount of weekly compensation benefits an injured worker may be eligible to receive is based on his or her average weekly wage. Depending on what the average weekly wage is, that figure is then used to determine what the injured worker’s weekly compensation benefits rate is. The Workers’ Compensation Rate Schedule is determined by the Pennsylvania Legislature and is updated yearly. The rate schedule for 2017, and the years prior, can be found at http://www.dli.pa.gov/Businesses/Compensation/WC/claims/Pages/Statewide-Average-Weekly-Wage-(SAWW).aspx.

If you have any questions about Workers’ Compensation, Social Security Disability, Long-Term Disability or Veterans Disability, please call and put the hardworking attorneys of Banks Law to work for you.