If you lose a case before a Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Judge, you have a right to appeal within 20 days of the date of the decision. (20 calendar days, not business days) The appeal is heard by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB).  The Board is primarly an appellate body review Judge’s decisions on legal […]

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 […]

Cardamone Law has represented a client with an upper extremity injury for several years. Recently, our firm negotiated a deal to resolve the matter for a lump sum of $135,000.00 for our client. A hearing has been scheduled for approval of the deal by a Work Comp Judge. The Judge has to determine if the […]

A client of our firm referred a nice lady to us for a medical malpractice matter. Cardamone Law only handles Pennsylvania Work Comp cases for injured workers. However, we are aligned with the top firms in Pennsylvania for other legal issues. They were confident we could put the victim into great hands. We referred our […]

Attorney Michael W. Cardamone, owner of Cardamone Law, LLC, a Pennsylvania Work Comp Firm for injured workers, has been re-certified as a Workers’ Compensation Law Specialist in Pennsylvania. Cardamone passed the very first exam back in 2013, and was just re-certified in June 2018. There are only approximately 200 attorneys in all of Pennsylvania, both on […]

To prove that a mental stimulus caused a mental injury in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation requires a demonstration that abnormal working conditions were present. Normal workplace stress is NOT an abnormal working condition. So if your boss is difficult and gives you a lot of work, and it causes you depression or anxiety, it’s not a compensable claim. […]