Tuesday, May 27, 2003

Supreme Court Sends Issue of Change of Status of Illegal Aliens Back to Commonwealth Court

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DDP Contracting, Inc. & Penn National Ins. v. WCAB (Mora) presents the issue unresolved by The Reinforced Earth Co. v. WCAB (Astudillo) ...
Friday, May 23, 2003

New Jersey Supreme Court Allows Claim for PTSD Filed Six Years After Date of Injury

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In Diana G. Brunell v. Wildwood Crest Police Department and Samuel Stango v. Lower Township Police Department (A-126/127-2001) the New Jers...

Commonwealth Court distinguishes Chavis in Case Where Claimant's Chronic Pain Is Not Aggravated by Modified Job Duties

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In S. Brobst v. WCAB (Schuylkill Products, Inc.) the WCJ rejected the Claimant's testimony he could not perform a light duty job on cre...
Wednesday, May 21, 2003

Central Bucks School District v. WCAB (Belz)

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Central Bucks School District v. WCAB (Belz) re-emphasizes that a Claimant has a presumption of ongoing disability related to the work inju...
Tuesday, May 20, 2003

OSHA Voluntary Injury-Reducing Guidelines for Grocers Proposed.

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Philadelphia Business Journal has an article on OSHA's proposed voluntary injury-reducing guidelines for grocers with statistics on mus...

Curent Trends in Workers' Compensation Insurance

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Risk and Insurance Magazine on-line has an overview article of the present factors affecting workers' compensation rates.

Law Journal Television Program on the Web

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The Law Journal TV Program in Philadelphia posts its past programs for webcast. Settling the Workers' Comp Claim was presented on Marc...

Unispacer Treatment for Arthritic Knees

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Dr. Charles L. Cole Jr., an orthopaedic surgeon from SUN Orthopaedic Group Inc. in Lewisburg is offering the Unispacer insert to avoid knee...
Monday, May 19, 2003

A. Zacour v. WCAB (Mark Ann Industries)

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A. Zacour v. WCAB (Mark Ann Industries) is a case in which the Claimant received a third-party settlement that exceeded the accrued workers...

Wausau Insurance Companies v. WCAB (Comm. of PA)

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In Wausau Insurance Companies v. WCAB (Comm. of PA) Wausau argued that supersedeas reimbursement in a claim petition starts when compensati...

Allied Products and Services v. WCAB (Click)

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In Allied Products and Services v. WCAB (Click) the WCJ rejected the vocational expert's testimony as not credible. On appeal, the Emp...

P. Dowhower v. WCAB (Capco Contracting)

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P. Dowhower v. WCAB (Capco Contracting) is a case regarding when an IRE request is timely, e.g. within 60 days of the expiration of 104 wee...