Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Insurance Journal Article on Pennsylvania Legislation

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Insurance Journal has an article discussing two workers compensation bills that moved this session in the Pennsylvania General Assembly.

Bureau Publishes Proposed General Rules and Rules For Vocational Experts

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Proposed amendments to the general regulations of the Bureau of Workers Compensation were published Saturday. These regulations discuss form...
Saturday, July 09, 2005

Commonwealth Court Holds Only Post Injury Increase In Self-Employment Earnings Can Be Basis For Modification or Suspension of Benefits

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In S. Weissman v. WCAB (Podiatry Care Center, P.C.) the Claimant had substantial pre-injury wages from the time of injury employment and su...

Articles on Proposed Workers' Compensation Reforms

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Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal has an article introducing a series workers' comp. reform. The article begins with an interesti...
Wednesday, July 06, 2005

Supreme Court Grants Petition For Appeal on Job Availability When Claimant Has Relocated

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In Motor Coils MFG/WABTEC, v. WCAB (Bish) the Employer offered a suitable job with the Employer to the Claimant, who had moved to Oklahoma....
Thursday, June 30, 2005

Social Security Old Age Benefits Are "Received" Under Section 204(a) on Date Of Eligibility and Application

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In Pittsburgh Board of Education v. WCAB (Davis) The Commonwealth Court held the Employer was not entitled to an offset for the Claimant...

Workers' Compensation TV and Radio on the Web

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The Legal Talk Network is offering a show on workers' compensation matters hosted by Attorney Alan S. Pierce of Massachusetts. Shows on ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Commonwealth Court Holds Attorney Fees For Unreasonable Contest Are Not Automatic When A Penalty Is Granted

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In B. Bates v. WCAB (Titan Construction Staffing, LLC) the Commonwealth Court expressly overruled its holding that a finding of a violatio...
Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Commonwealth Court Defines Competent Medical Records in Two Cases of Less Than 52 Weeks of Disability

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In two decisions, City of Harrisburg v. WCAB (Palmer) and Joy Global, Inc. v. WCAB (Hogue) the Commonwealth Court reviewed awards of the WC...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Commonwealth Court Holds WCJ's Findings of Fact Establish Collateral Estoppel

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In D. Williams v. WCAB (South Hills Health System) the first WCJ granted a Termination Petition and found the Claimant did not have a herni...

WCRI Issues New Study on Return To Work

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The Workers' Compensation Research Institute recently issued a study of Return-To-Work Outcomes of Injured Workers: Evidence from Califo...
Monday, June 13, 2005

State Service Connected Disability Supplement Available When Workers' Compensation Benefits Are Offset For Receipt of Disability Pension

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Section 5704(f) of the State Employees Retirement Code provides for a supplement for a service connected disability under which the Claimant...