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Do not overlook any injury – no matter how slight! Even if you only suspect you are injured or are suffering a work – related illness, there are certain steps you must take – whether or not you think you will actually miss time from work. Some injuries or work – related diseases may not be apparent or cause you to miss work for several years. If a worker fails to take action (described below) within the legally specified time periods, he may lose his rights to valuable disability and medical benefits. REPORT THE INJURY/ILLNESS TO YOUR EMPLOYER Report all injuries – no matter how minor you think they are at the time. Reporting to your union does not count! Tell your boss, foreman, supervisor, personnel officer – or anyone in authority who works for the same employer as you – that you have injured yourself at work (or that your illness is due to your job). Do so even if you do not think you will miss work or need treatment. If such notice is not given to the employer within 120 days (about 4 months) of the injury, compensation may never be awarded. Notice is required for all injuries – even when the date of injury is uncertain (such as repetitive trauma conditions – where the date the worker first goes out of work should be used as the “date of injury”). If you cannot give notice yourself, have someone do so on your behalf this is legally sufficient. The notice need not be in writing – although you should comply with your employer’s request for your information. IMPORTANT: “Notice” must include that the injury or illness is due to work – it is not sufficient to say you are hurt (or sick) and cannot come to work. Your claim may be later denied if the employer states that you did not report the problem to be work related. Call or E-mail
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Attorney Jack B. Katz has represented laborers, policemen, teachers, construction workers, truckers, City of Philadelphia workers, police officers and fire fighters, and hospital and other healthcare workers; in fact, there are very few types of workers Attorney Jack B. Katz has not represented. Clients Beverage Distributors, Brewery and Soft Drink Workers, Teamsters Local 830 Recent Professional Employment -- Gay, Chacker & Mittin, P.C., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2001 to 2005 -- Pennsylvania (Licensed to practice law in all Philadelphia Bar Association When you need a lawyer to represent you in your workers' compensation claim, call Attorney Jack B. Katz at All consultations are free and there is never a charge unless Jack gets a recovery for you or prevents the insurance company from stopping your hard-earned
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