Loss of Wages

When a worker is injured while on the job, it can often be the case that the recovery from the injury or the resulting change in ability will mean a loss of wages for the employee. In these circumstances, it is important to understand that the loss of wages can be extremely difficult for a worker at any time, but it is especially hard when he or she is trying to recover from a workplace injury.

Loss of wages can make medical bills more difficult to pay in addition to making it hard to support a family and maintain a previous standard of living. Fortunately, there are statutes in place to ensure that this does not happen and to ease the transition for the worker and his or her family.

There is a program called Continuation of Payment (COP) that allows for an employee to receive his expected, normal compensation for up to 45 days after a workplace injury. It is important to understand that the COP program is not considered workers’ compensation-it is designed to ease the pain of a sudden injury for an employee and his or her family.

Continuation of Payment can be instituted after an injury to any number of areas of the body, from the head, hands, toes, fingers, to internal organs.

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If you or someone you love has been injured at work and has not received Continuation of Payment assistance, you may be entitled to compensation. For more information, contact the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation lawyer of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 610-667-7511.