Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Defense That Gets Results

The best approach to resolving difficult Pennsylvania workers' compensation cases is to educate management and the workforce regarding proper safety procedures in order to reduce the number and severity of workers' compensation accidents and injuries.  Where a claim is filed or an injury is acknowledged, a multi-disciplinary TEAM approach to claims handling may effectively reduce long-term and short-term workers' compensation costs and expenses.  The involved disciplines include:  pro-active claims handlers, competent medical managers, active and interested employers, knowledgeable and attentive legal counsel, and an informed actuary.  Aggressive and competent claims handling may prevent a potentially difficult case from becoming a difficult case.

As to the mechanism for resolution, any resolution must maximize coordination of benefits including credits and offsets provided through the Workers' Compensation Act, Heart and Lung Act, collective bargaining agreement, subrogation, and other employer sponsored or negotiated benefits.  The Compromise and Release procedure provides the flexible vehicle to coordinate those benefits and provide claims closure previously unknown in the Pennsylvania workers' compensation context.