Tuesday, February 24, 2004

Social Security and Medicare Updated Information

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For Social Security offsets, the new life tables were published on February 18. For Medicare set-aside account approvals, the Centers fo...

Supreme Court Grants Employer's Petition for Allowance of Appeal in More AWW Cases

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The Supreme Court granted the Employer's Petition for Appeal in the consolidated cases of Reifsnyder v. WCAB (Dana Corporation), Remp v....

Supreme Court Gives Standard for Ordering Diagnostic Testing With Physical Examination

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In Coleman, Aplt v. WCAB (Indiana Hospital, et al.) the Claimant sought review of a WCJ's Order that she undergo a triphasic bone scan ...
Friday, February 13, 2004

Commonwealth Court Applies Logical Analysis of Cumulative Trauma Over Technical Analysis

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In R. Armitage v. WCAB (Gurtler Chemicals) the Claimant suffered from plantar fasciitis that arose from continuous standing. The condition...
Thursday, February 12, 2004

New York Times Article: "Healing a Bad Back Is Often an Effort in Painful Futility"

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A New York Times Article picked up on the same theme as the study mentioned in the January 28 post that supports a prompt return to graded ...
Thursday, February 05, 2004

Two Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly Articles on Workers' Compensation

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In the January 2004 Pennsylvania Bar Association Quarterly, Paul Dellasega and Crystal Williamson of Thomas, Thomas & Hafer outline the ...
Sunday, February 01, 2004

Current Arguments For and Against Workers' Compensation Reform in Pennsylvania

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A Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal Article refers to the WCRI findings (January 21,2004 post) and includes commentary from a Harrisbu...
Wednesday, January 28, 2004

For Low Back Pain, Exercise, don't go for Prolotherapy

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In one recent study at VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands , a graded activity program, meaning a progressive exercise regi...

School District May Take a Pension Offset Only For What the School District Contributes

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Pittsburgh Board of Education v. WCAB (Schulz) answered the question left unanswered in Pittsburgh Board of Education v. WCAB (Dancho) . F...
Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Pennsylvania Costs Per Claim Rose, But Remain Lower Than Median of Other States

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A press release regarding the latest WCRI Study states that while costs per claim in Pennsylvania rose 8.5 per cent per year on average fro...

Commonwealth Court Confirms Cafeteria Plan Funds Not Wages

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In J. Weikel v. WCAB (PECO) The Employer provided "flex dollars" for benefits, and the Claimant could get them in cash if they we...
Thursday, January 15, 2004

Commonwealth Court Affirms WCJ May Grant Motion To Dismiss on the Pleadings

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In Karotka, et al. v. WCAB (Millcreek Community Hospital, et al.) the spouse of the Claimant who passed away from reasons unrelated to her ...