Pennsylvania's specific-loss schedule: two-thirds of wages (capped at $1,394 in 2026) times the statutory weeks, plus a healing period.
Pennsylvania specific-loss awards run the full scheduled weeks regardless of partial ratings. This estimate treats your rating % as the portion claimed. A healing period adds weeks on top.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Weekly maximum (2026) | $1,394 |
| Weekly maximum (2025) | $1,347 |
| Schedule (weeks) | Arm 410 · Hand 335 · Leg 410 · Foot 250 · Eye 275 (+ healing period) |
| Attorney fee cap | 20% (Act §442) |
A comp settlement trades future benefits for a lump sum. Three checks first: does the settlement close your future medical rights (a fair-looking number can be terrible if it does)? Is your impairment rating solid, given that insurer doctors rate low and you can usually challenge with an independent exam? And was anyone besides your employer involved, because a third-party claim pays pain and suffering that comp never does.
Pennsylvania's specific-loss schedule: two-thirds of wages (capped at $1,394 in 2026) times the statutory weeks, plus a healing period. Settlements then negotiate around that formula number, down for present-value and disputed ratings, up when the insurer wants to close future medical exposure.
Weekly maximum (2026): $1,394 · Weekly maximum (2025): $1,347 · Schedule (weeks): Arm 410 · Hand 335 · Leg 410 · Foot 250 · Eye 275 (+ healing period) · Attorney fee cap: 20% (Act §442)
Not your employer, in most cases, because comp is the exclusive remedy. But if anyone else contributed to the injury (a negligent driver, a defective machine's manufacturer, a subcontractor), a third-party claim can pay full damages including pain and suffering, alongside the comp claim. That's the most commonly missed money in work-injury cases.
20% (Act §442)
The multiplier method with Pennsylvania's fault rule and deadlines applied.
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