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Can I Sue My Employer for Firing Me After a Work Injury? - Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. · BSPE Legal Marketing Podcast

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  SPEAKER_00: Can I sue my employer for firing me after a work injury?
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  SPEAKER_00: If you are fired after filing a worker's compensation claim in Pennsylvania, you may have powerful legal rights that your employer hoped you would never discover.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pennsylvania follows at-will employment rules, which means employers can generally terminate workers at any time and for any reason, but that power has strict and important limits.
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  SPEAKER_00: In the landmark case Chic v.
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  SPEAKER_00: Shiri, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court established a clear public policy exception that protects workers who pursue compensation benefits after an injury.
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  SPEAKER_00: Under this exception, firing an at-will employee in retaliation for seeking workers' compensation benefits is unlawful and can expose an employer to a separate civil, wrongful discharge lawsuit.
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  SPEAKER_00: Protection begins the moment you report a workplace injury to a supervisor, request medical attention, or cooperate in another worker's compensation case, even before a formal claim is filed.
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  SPEAKER_00: Retaliation does not always look like an immediate firing, it can unfold gradually through demotions, pay cuts, reduced hours, benefit denials, or sudden excessive scrutiny of your work.
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  SPEAKER_00: A short interval between reporting your injury and an adverse job action is powerful circumstantial evidence that the employer's decision was driven by retaliation rather than legitimate business reasons.
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  SPEAKER_00: To build a strong retaliation case, you need to show protected activity, an adverse employment action, and a causal link connecting the employer's decision to your pursuit of compensation benefits.
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  SPEAKER_00: Documenting everything, schedules, emails, write-ups, pay stubs, and the exact dates when conditions changed can make the difference between a winning claim and one that is difficult to prove.
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  SPEAKER_00: A successful, wrongful discharge lawsuit can allow you to recover lost income and other damages caused by an employer's unlawful decision to terminate you for exercising your legal rights.
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  SPEAKER_00: Attorneys Lawrence M.
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  SPEAKER_00: Kelly and Joseph A.
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  SPEAKER_00: George built this law firm to represent injured workers across Newcastle, Lawrence County, and Western Pennsylvania who have faced exactly this kind of retaliation.
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  SPEAKER_00: The legal team at this law firm documents the full timeline, protects your wage loss and medical benefits, and handles your retaliation case so you can focus entirely on recovery.
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  SPEAKER_00: If your employer treated you differently after a work injury, do not wait.
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  SPEAKER_00: Contact Luxemburg, Garbett Kelly, and George PC at 724 658 8535, located at 315 North Mercer Street, Newcastle, Pennsylvania, 16101, United States, to schedule your free consultation with a Western Pennsylvania attorney today.