Missing Work & Pay Because of a Serious Dog Bite Injury in Philadelphia

When putting together a dog bite claim, it is important to understand exactly how much money you lost by missing work because of your injury and during your recovery. In some cases, calculations will be easy. For example, if you missed a certain number of days or weeks of work, you can simply calculate your lost wages by using your salary or hourly wage. In other cases, however, calculations will be more complex. For example, you may also need to consider the following possibilities:

• You lost out on overtime hours that you would have otherwise worked.
• You missed out on a promotion.
• You missed out on fringe benefits.
• You missed out on pension benefits.
• You lost sales commissions.
• You lost the opportunity for a bonus.

Calculating lost wages may also be more complex if your dog bite injury resulted in a change in your position or in the loss of a higher-paying job. For example, an injury victim might find that their job is no longer available by the time they return to work. This injured party may need to take a lower paying job or may spend months on the job market looking for new work.

Philadelphia dog bite attorney Jeffrey H. Penneys will take all of these factors into consideration when calculating your lost wages, through sources like past tax returns, pay stubs, work history, and even vocational experts.