Legal Question in Workers Comp in Pennsylvania

Worker's Comp and Disability

Can you get Worker's Comp benefits and Social Security Benefits at the same time?


Asked on 11/19/07, 12:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: Worker's Comp and Disability

Yes but there is an offset. This became complicated in Pennsylvania in the 1990's but the old rule was that your Social Security Disability benefit and your workers' compensation could not equal more than 80% of your pre-injury wages.

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Answered on 11/30/07, 2:11 pm


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