Once Pennsylvania enacted its Workers’ Compensation Act in 1915, its residents officially surrendered their constitutional right to sue their employers in civil court following a work injury. Considering injured workers’ benefits are limited to lost wages and medical expenses related to their work injuries, the impact of workers’ compensation legislation severely limits the amount of damages to which individuals are entitled. Monetary awards for pain and suffering, emotional distress and other damages available in civil court have become a thing of the past in the realm of workers’ compensation.
While this tradeoff is a significant one and must never be forgotten, it is important to recognize the abundance of other rights employees have given up in the process.
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