I reported my injury to my employer, filed a claim, and I have not received a response. Now what?

If you should be receiving benefits, you need to contact your employer or their workers’ compensation insurance provider as soon as possible. The insurance provider has 21 days from the day you notified your employer of your injury to decide whether to approve or deny your workers’ compensation claim or make temporary payments to you for up to 90 days while they gather more information.

If you find that the carrier denied your claim, you have the right to contest their decision. First, you must file a petition with the Office of Adjudication, which assigns cases to special workers’ compensation judges. A judge would hold a hearing, listen to evidence, and render a judgment. If you are unhappy with the judge’s decision about your claim, you would also have the right to appeal to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board and Commonwealth Court.