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How many work days must be missed to obtain wage-loss benefits?
If you have been injured at work and the injury has caused you to miss work, you are wondering if you are required to be compensated for those days missed.
In Pennsylvania, all employers are required to carry workers compensation insurance. If you are involved in a work-related injury, report the injury to a manager and/or supervisor immediately and make sure that the employer reports the injury to their workers’ compensation carrier. The insurance carrier then has 21 days to accept or deny the claim.
If the claim is accepted, you may be entitled to wage loss benefits depending on how many days you have been out of work. Wage loss benefits are payable on the 8th day after the injury. Once you are out of work for 14 days, then wage loss benefits are retroactive and wage loss benefits can be received for the first seven days as well.…
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