You may have suffered an injury directly or indirectly because of your employer or your employer’s negligence. At that point you would wish to hold them accountable and bring a lawsuit to them in order to seek justice. Would that be possible in Pennsylvania?
The answer to that question is multi-faceted. In most cases, under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, you would not be permitted to sue your employer even if he/she is responsible for your injury or sickness. Yet there are some exceptions to it. In these cases, you can hire a Pennsylvania Workers Compensation lawyer for scrutinizing your case.
The first case in which you can legally sue your employer is if your employer has failed to maintain and keep up with all the requirements of the law.
Secondly, intentional acts which are not related to work can also be reported and are not covered by Workers’ Compensation. Another case is that of a sexual harassment. Sexual harassment is a very important issue and it is a moral violation. You need to sue your employer under this act and even otherwise if you experience this.
Actions against the employers are not restricted whenever the cases are related to discrimination or stereotypes based on sex, race or gender. If an employee is sacked because of his injury or sickness, the employee can legally sue his employer. Also, if an employee is fired for filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim, the employee can go after the employer in this case as well. Cases against the employer under this Act will usually consist of measures to prevent bad behavior in the future. It would consist of compensation for all the damage caused and also legal action against the employer.
In all the other cases, you are not allowed to file a lawsuit against your employer. If you choose to have benefits under the Act, you cannot directly file a case against your boss. Through the years these laws have limited the practical effects of this law very strictly.