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 — 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 — 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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