Thursday, January 20, 2005

Appeal Granted in RAG (Cyprus) Emerald Resource, LP v. WCAB (Hopton)

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The Supreme Court granted the Claimant's Petition for Allowance of Appeal in the RAG (Cyprus) Emerald Resource, LP v. WCAB (Hopton) ca...
Wednesday, January 19, 2005

Presentation at Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute -- February 1, 2005

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On February 1, 2005 at 7:45 a.m. I will present "Workers' Compensation Law Update" at Joyner Sportsmedicine Institute in Roari...
Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Commonwealth Court Relies on Finding of Fact to Establish Collateral Estoppel

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In Gillyard v. WCAB (PA LCB) a second termination petition was at issue. The WCJ accepted the Employer's medical evidence of full recov...
Thursday, January 06, 2005

Commonwealth Court Case on Claimant's Burden for Reinstatement

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In Bailey v. WCAB (US Airways) the Claimant's benefits were suspended upon his return to work. He elected to not perform overtime, an...

OR Live to Present Streaming Broadcast of Disc Neucleoplasty

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On January 14, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. OR Live will present a live internet streaming video presentation of a Disc Neucleoplasty . The procedure...
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...