Workers Compensation Attorney for Injured SEPTA Employees

On the news recently, we’ve heard about the high incidence of Septa drivers getting assaulted. If you work for Septa and are injured while working, you are entitled to 2/3 of any wage loss that results from the injury, in addition to payment of all medical bills for reasonable, necessary, and related medical treatment. There are also specific loss benefits available for permanent disfigurement of the head, face, or neck, or for amputations or the loss of use of a limp for all practical intents and purposes, vision loss, or hearing loss. Specific loss benefits are available even if the injury doesn’t cause you to stop working.

Septa has detailed and strict policies for injured workers once an injury has taken place, so it’s important to speak to a Pennsylvania Work Comp Septa Lawyer to help guide you through the complicated maze of rules. Sometimes they will try to terminate employment if you don’t follow the rules.  But Workers’ Compensation has its own rules to follow – so contact Cardamone Law to guide you through this often-times complicated maze.

Septa can be aggressive in fighting work-related injury claims, so don’t be afraid to hire an experienced PA Work Injury Lawyer to understand your rights under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law. We have won cases against Septa and other large Pennsylvania Employers.  We aren’t afraid of any Employer or Defense Firm. We are Work Related Injury Septa Lawyers who will maximize your entitlement.

Cardamone Law has successfully represented many Septa employees in workers’ compensation litigation. In addition, if you were a passenger on a Septa bus, train, trolley, or the subway, and injured as a result of someone’s negligence, we can refer you to an experienced Septa Personal Injury Lawyer to make sure you get compensated for your injuries. Many attorneys fail to investigate where there is a third-party claim when someone is injured at work. Our Workers Comp Lawyers will make sure you are presented with all legal options.

We Have Successfully Handles Cases Against SEPTA

Cardamone Law has secured a significant victory against SEPTA, in a case involving a work-related cervical injury. Claimant was a bus driver for SEPTA, sustaining a cervical injury while working several years ago. In November 2017, SEPTA’s attorney, filed a Petition to Modify, alleging Claimant had an earning power based on the experts reports of Dr. Ira Sachs, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, and vocational expert, Michael Smychynsky, a certified rehab counselor. Attorney Michael Cardamone, owner of Cardamone Law, filed an Answer denying the allegations.  The allegation, more specifically, was that Claimant could perform various jobs identified in a Labor Market Survey- lighter duty jobs that were allegedly within his physical and vocational abilities.

Over the following year, the parties presented evidence. On behalf of Claimant, Cardamone presented the expert testimony of neurosurgeon, Dr. Nirav Shah. In addition, Cardamone presented the testimony of Claimant before the Workers’ Compensation Judge. The Employer deposed Dr. Sachs and Mr. Smychynsky.

The attorneys submitted extensive Briefs in the Spring of 2018, and on October 1, 2018, the WCJ denied the Petition to Modify, finding that Claimant was unable to perform the jobs identified in the Labor Market Survey, based on the credible testimony of Claimant and Dr. Shah.  The WCJ ordered that wage loss benefits continue (medical benefits were not challenged in the Petition to Modify), and reimbursement of over $6,000 in litigation costs to Cardamone Law.

The Employer made an offer prior to the case being decided, but Claimant rejected it.

“The Judge issued a fair, detailed Decision”, Cardamone stated. “He recognized that our client’s symptoms were consistent with the extent of injury established by the cervical MRI, his post injuries surgeries, and also noted that Claimant’s testimony before him was credible, including his appearance and behavior at the hearing.”

As a result of the favorable Decision, Cardamone’s client will continue to receive his full weekly work comp pay for the indefinite future.