Pennsylvania Heart and Lung Work Injury Lawyer
The Pennsylvania Heart and Lung Act offers relief to injured workers employed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and offers full salary compensation in case of an injury/accident at work. The intent of the Heart and Lung Act is to provide important public safety personnel with full compensation while disabled from an injury which happens in the performance of duty; and grants compensation where the disability is temporary. In workers’ compensation, compensation can be for permanent injuries too.
It applies to a number of state and local workers, including but not limited to, park guards, police officers, firefighters, investigators, correction officers, enforcement officers, and more. Unlike the PA workers’ compensation act, PA Heart and Lung Act grants full compensation and continuation of employee benefit post the injury.
It is designed to help public safety workers get respite after an accident and focus on mental and physical health instead of worrying about the financial complications post the incident.
However, dealing with the claim while injured could be more complicated than it sounds. That is where a workers’ compensation attorney who specializes in a Pennsylvania Heart and Lung claims could help.
Although the Pennsylvania Heart and Lung Act awards full compensation and continuation of employee benefits to certain employees, and is therefore more generous than the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act in that regard, its scope is narrower and its language should be strictly construed.
For police officers, firefighters and other specifically enumerated people, the relevant law is 53 P.S. 637
For county jail employees in Pennsylvania, the relevant law is 16 P.S. 4531
For state mental hospital workers in Pennsylvania, the section is 61 P.S. 951-952
Act 534 benefits aka “Act 534/632” applies to an employee of a state penal or correctional institution under the Bureau of Corrections of the Department of Justice and any employee of a state mental hospital or Youth Development Center under the Department of Public Welfare, who is injured by the act of an inmate or person who has been committed to the institution, or an employee of the Department of Public Welfare who volunteers for the firefighting force and is injured while carrying out firefighting duties, etc.
What is the Purpose of Pennsylvania’s Heart And Lung Act?
The purpose of the Heart and Lung Act is to provide important public safety personnel with full compensation while disabled from an injury which happens in the performance of duty; and grants compensation where the disability is temporary. In workers’ compensation, compensation can be for permanent injuries too.
- For police officers, firefighters and other specifically enumerated people, the relevant law is 53 P.S. 637.
- For county jail employees in Pennsylvania, the relevant law is 16 P.S. 4531
- For state mental hospital workers in Pennsylvania, the section is 61 P.S. 951-952.
Our Heart And Lung Act Attorneys Can Help in Pennsylvania
For more information about the Heart and Lung Act in Pennsylvania, call or email experienced Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp attorney Michael W. Cardamone of The Cardamone Law Firm at 215-206-9068 for a free and prompt analysis of your case.