Monday, July 28, 2003

Newsroom Page Up For Kid's Chance of PA

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The Newsroom page at the web site for Kids' Chance of PA is up with an article about a PSBA Insurance Trust scholarship administered by ...
Friday, July 25, 2003

No Suspension for Refusal of Medical Care that Offers a 50% Chance of Success

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Alltel, Inc. v. WCAB (Baum) is a refusal of reasonable medical care case. The proposed surgery had an 80% chance of improving the Claimant...

The Supreme Court in Daniels Holds That A WCJ Decision Must Provide Enough for Wintermeyer Analysis

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Daniels v. WCAB (Tristate Transport) is the long awaited case from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding the reasoned decision requiremen...

Minority Tolling Statute Does Not Apply in Workers' Compensation Claims

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In East v. WCAB (USX Corp.), Appeal of: USX, LLC the issue is whether a workers' compensation case is a "civil action" so tha...
Friday, July 18, 2003

Mutual Aid Agreement Places Workers' Compensation Liability on Volunteer Fire Policeman's Home Company

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In North Lebanon Township v. WCAB (Harbaugh) a volunteer fire policeman responded to a call in a neighboring municipality when the call cam...

Commonwealth Court Clarifies Caso

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M. Wheeler v. WCAB (Reading Hospital, et al.) is a case where the Claimant did not object to either the vocational interview or the vocatio...

Helen Mining Case Applies To Reimbursement of Lost Time to Travel For Medical Treatment

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In R. Berrian v. WCAB (PA State Police) the credibility determinations of the WCJ were upheld in every respect, but in analyzing the Claima...
Wednesday, July 16, 2003

Judgebooks - Local Rules of Practice and Procedure on the Web

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Now that mine is up, I can note the Judgebooks containing local rules of practice and procedure before each Workers' Compensation Judg...

Pre-OSHA Regulations Audiogram That Does Not Comply Is Invalid

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In Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. v. WCAB (Sesco) the Employer explored several arguments regarding a hearing loss claim. The claim was a...
Tuesday, July 15, 2003

Workers' Compensation Insurance - Not Quite There Yet

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Where are we now in the insurance cycle? see the report on "Workers' Compensation Insurance - Not Quite There Yet" from Busine...

Benefits and Employer Costs Grow Faster than Wages for the First Time Since 1992-1993

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A National Academy of Social Insurance survey found workers' compensation benefits and employer costs in 2001 grew faster than wages fo...
Thursday, July 10, 2003

SWMS Case Awarded, But In A Very Narrow Ruling

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In G. Zink v. WCAB (Graphic Packaging, Inc.) The Claimant had suffered injuries to his legs, right arm and back in the Vietnam War. He was...