Coverage

• The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act covers almost every worker. Employers must provide workers' compensation coverage for each employee.
  
  

Illnesses or Injuries

• A worker who incurs an injury, illness, or disease in the workplace may be eligible for workers' compensation benefits. Workers' compensation does not cover self-inflicted injuries or injuries caused by an employee’s violation of the law.
  
  

Reporting an Injury

• A worker must notify her employer of the injury when it occurs. If the employee misses a day of work or a shift because of the injury, the employer must report the injury to the Bureau of Workers' Compensation.
  
  

Benefits

• A worker may be eligible for a variety of benefits, including lost wage payments, specific loss benefits and medical care. If a worker dies in a work-related accident, the surviving family members may be entitled to death benefits.
  
  

Time Limitations

• With the exception of occupational disease cases, compensation will not be allowed when the employee fails to give the employer notice of the injury within 120 days.