Comp and Cannabis Blog

If you suffer an injury at work, your priority is getting the care and benefits you need. But if you use medical marijuana under a...

By Jenifer D. Kaufman, Esq.Kaufman Workers’ Compensation Law A bill recently introduced into the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will strip away the rights of current...

In Pennsylvania, the Medical Marijuana Act (MMA) offers certain protections to patients who use medical marijuana. However, these protections are not absolute, especially in the...

Understanding the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability claims process can be a complicated and often frustrating experience. For many veterans, the initial application is...

You don’t have to swing a hammer or load a freight truck to suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome. Plenty of people who sit behind a...

No one plans for life to be interrupted by an accident. Yet when it happens, you’re left dealing with more than just physical pain. The...

Injured workers often think their only option is to file a claim through workers’ compensation. That assumption makes sense at first glance – after all,...

Lifting injuries in the workplace can be incredibly debilitating and can have long-lasting consequences on a person’s physical health and overall well-being. Whether it’s a...

If you suffered an injury on the job and went through the workers’ compensation claims process, the insurance company may deny your claim. Denied workers’...

If you’ve been injured on the job, you may have been considering your options and what steps to take next. A workers’ compensation lawyer can...

Injured workers using medical marijuana to treat their work injuries are currently eligible to have their out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed pursuant to the Fegley v WCAB decision....

Filing a workers’ compensation claim should be straightforward, but insurance companies and employers often make the process more complicated than it needs to be. If...