I don’t know how to feel or what to think about my WC Case Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Okay so to start off I’m only 22 years old at the time of my injury, I worked at a major construction company as a laborer, and this past February I was on a elevator at the construction site and was on the 3rd floor when going in to the elevator and after the doors closed, the elevator dropped very fast down to the 1st floor and stopped very abruptly since then I have dealt with lower left back pain. About 2 weeks go by after trying to continue working and dealing with concentra(company urgent care)my lawyers instructed I deal with their physical care providers and I also stopped returning to work due to 10/10 pain. Fast forward a few months after a negative MRI and no disc herniating or bulging, I then do an EMG testing and that comes back with nerve damage in my lower left back area. At this point I’ve not received ANY work compensation checks AT ALL. So after continued PT and steroid block injections(2) and a nerve ablation, I’ve waited for upcoming mediation and during that day was called by my actual head lawyer twice once before mediation and after, stating things such as the insurance company being at 1 year of wage loss while my lawyers is aiming more so for 2-2 1/2 years of Wage loss, which each year of wage loss is $48,000, pretty much stating that the range was $100k-$120k(was making $39.10 hourly full time and now constricted to a $17.25 hourly desk job 16hrs-32hrs).

Add on -I don’t know how to feel honestly about all of this as far as the money amount I’ve never had more than $7,000 all at once, and also have a liability case with the building/elevator company, but I question heavily ever having a chance to make that type of money again especially me being brought into it by knowing someone and was only working 9 months on the job before the injury, and also being a high school dropout as well, just never thought this would be me when starting this job and very much open to all opinions/criticism/advice!

Posted Sep 6, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC

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