Tuesday, December 28, 2004

The Maximum Workers' Compensation Rate for 2005 is $716

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Secretary of Labor and Industry Stephen Schmerin announced the 2005 maximum rates for workers' compensation and unemployment compensatio...

New Life Tables Published

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Life tables for the year 2002 were published recently and are available. United States Life Tables, 2002 .pdf The most updated life table y...
Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Commonwealth Court Outlines Burden of Proof in §306(b)(1) Modification Based on Current Wages of Fellow Employee

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In a very well organized opinion in Verizon Pennsylvania, Inc. v. WCAB (Baun), the Commonwealth Court provided guidance on the modification ...
Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Commonwealth Court Holds Physical/Physical Injury Standard Can Still Apply to a Heart Attack Case

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In J. Curren v. WCAB (City of Chester) the Commonwealth Court reversed an Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board that held a ...
Monday, December 20, 2004

AFL-CIO Press Release Notes Proposed Reduction in W.C. Rates

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Pennsylvania AFL-CIO President William M. George issued a press release in response to news of a proposed rate decrease from the Pennsylvan...

York Daily Record Series on Workers' Compensation

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The York Daily Record is running a series on workers' compensation. Four articles have been printed to date. They are linked at the bott...
Sunday, December 12, 2004

WCRI to give Pennsylvania Briefing on January 19, 2005

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The Workers' Compensation Research Institute will brief the newest results from the 5th Edition of the WCRI CompScope™ multistate bench...
Saturday, December 11, 2004

Commonwealth Court Confirms Claimant Does Not Waive Timeliness Argument By Attending IRE

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In Wellington Foods v. WCAB (Rice), the Claimant attended an IRE requested more than 60 days after payment of 104 weeks of total disability ...
Wednesday, December 08, 2004

Claimants Can Get a Print Out of Unemployment Compensation Paid On-Line

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Claimants who receive unemployment compensation benefits receive a PIN number that allows them to access all their benefit information on-li...
Tuesday, December 07, 2004

Commonwealth Court Confirms 104 Weeks for IRE Runs From First Date of Payment

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In S. Ramseur v. WCAB (Wachovia Corp.) , the Commonwealth Court held that where the Claimant was entitled to benefits on March 3, 2000, but ...
Monday, November 29, 2004

Supreme Court Grants Allowance of Appeal in Heart Attack -- Abnormal Working Conditions Case

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In Panyko v. WCAB (U.S. Airways), the Commonwealth Court reversed the grant of a heart attack claim based on Davis v. Workers' Compensat...
Tuesday, November 23, 2004

Supreme Court Discusses Substantial Evidence Standard of Proof

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In Patric Gibson, c/o Kathy Gibson v. WCAB (Armco Stainless & Alloy Products), Appeal of: Armco Stainless & Alloy Products , the Sup...