How Do I Apply For Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation If I Was Injured At Work?

Once you sustain a work-related injury in Pennsylvania, whether from a traumatic accident or from repetitive work activities, you must give notice to your employer. You should try to give notice within 21 days of the injury, and the sooner the better. Once you give notice of your work injury, the employer and/or its workers’ compensation carrier has 21 days to accept, deny, or temporarily accept your claim by issuing one of three documents- a Notice of Compensation Payable, a Notice of Denial, or a Temporary Notice of Compensation Payable.  If notice isn’t given with 120 days, the claim will be forever barred.