So, you need a lawyer and don’t know how to find one. What do you do? You could call a friend to see who she hired. Or, you could call a lawyer who represented you in the past to see if he can handle your matter or refer you to…
Read MoreBy now, everyone has heard about the Philadelphia Eagles and their rise to football supremacy as underdogs – the team that no one respected. On Sunday, we’ll see if the Eagles prove just how underrated and disrespected they were by winning the ultimate NFL prize, the Super Bowl. Many people…
Read MoreIt takes an average of 23 to 25 months until a Social Security Disability claimant has their hearing. Don’t take our word for it, you can read it on Social Security’s website at https://www.ssa.gov/appeals/DataSets/01_NetStat_Report.html. That’s a long time, and one that neither the claimant nor counsel can control. Worse, the…
Read MoreOn September 11, 2017, in Zuber v. Boscov’s, the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that an injured employee does not waive claims to FMLA and other benefits by settling his Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim and signing a Compromise and Release Agreement (C&R). In Zuber, Boscov’s fired the injured worker…
Read MoreWe all remember the childhood game of "Follow the Leader." Some lawyers still play the game, and want to take the credit for the leader's work. The recent Court decision in Protz v. WCAB -- in which Attorney Dan Siegel authored the friend of the court brief for the Pennsylvania Association…
Read MoreThere are some attorneys and judges who say that oral argument doesn't matter. Today I have proof that it does. On May 10, 2017, I argued the case of Erie Insurance v. Bristol before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. When I filed the petition asking the Court to take the case,…
Read MoreFor the 10th consecutive year, Havertown Attorney Daniel J. Siegel has been named a "Super Lawyer" in the area of workers' compensation (representing claimants/injured workers and medical providers). Dan, who is also the author of Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Law: The Basics: A Primer for Lawyers, Workers, Medical Professionals & Others,…
Read MoreThe Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a physician performing an Impairment Rating Evaluation under Section 306(a.2)(1) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 511.2(1) should consider all conditions that the physician believes are related to the work injury when performing an IRE. In the case, Duffey v. Workers’…
Read MoreAh, social media. Facebook, Yelp, you name it, social media is out there, and lawyers are using – and misusing it. Here are some recent examples that highlight the issues confronting us – and why it is best to recognize the problems up front – so you don’t have to…
Read MoreIn you read the newspapers and listen to the ads by the insurance companies, the biggest problem in workers' compensation is fraud by employees. According to some the entire system is filled with employees who are too lazy to work and just want to glom off the system. These doomsayers…
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