Thursday, October 25, 2007

L&I Offers Policy Search Via Internet

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Information on workers compensation coverage for Pennsylvania employers is available at PA Employer WC Insurance Info on L&I's web ...
Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Commonwealth Court Holds Expense Reimbursement Should Be Included in AWW

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In T. Lennon, Dec', et al. v. WCAB (Epps Aviation, Inc.) , the Claimant, an airplane pilot, received expense reimbursement for board and...
Tuesday, October 09, 2007

Commonwealth Court Reinforces Principle That Average Weekly Wage Calculations Should Be Made According To The Act’s Provisions.

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In Lahr Mechanical, et al. v. WCAB (Floyd) the WCJ accepted the Claimant’s testimony about his expected wages and hours to make a Section 3...

Article Reporting Medicare Delays in New Jersey Workers’ Compensation Settlements

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This Star-Ledger article reports on the history and development of CMS reviews of workers’ compensation settlements and the delays in proce...

Elizabeth Crum Elected President of IAIABC

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Liz Crum, Deputy Secretary of Compensation and Insurance, was elected President of the International Association of Industrial Accident Boar...
Thursday, September 13, 2007

Commonwealth Court Allows WCJ to Review Description of Injury Without Review Petition

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In Cinram Mfg., Inc. & PMA Group v. WCAB (Hill), the Claimant had a herniated lumbar disc as early as 2000. When the Claimant had a work...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Commonwealth Court Holds WCJ May Not Decide Termination Petition After Full C&R

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In Bureau of Workers' Compensation v. WCAB (US Food Service) the Commonwealth Court held the Employer could not get a post C&R dec...
Saturday, August 18, 2007

Supreme Court Grants Appeal on Whether Penalties Can Be Assessed In Workers' Compensation Security Fund Case

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In Constructo Temps and Workers' Compensation Security Fund v. WCAB ( Tennant ), the Commonwealth Court held the Workers' Compensa...

Commonwealth Court Holds Employer May Take Section 204 Offset Only After Receipt of LIBC-756

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In Maxim Crane Works v. WCAB ( Solano ) the Claimant was injured on October 10, 2000 and was terminated by the Employer in December of 200...
Monday, March 12, 2007

Superior Court Case on Standard of Review of Allocation of Third Party Settlement

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In Urmann V. Rockwood Casualty , the Claimant and his wife received a third party settlement. The Common Pleas Court held a hearing and appr...
Sunday, March 11, 2007

The Lens of Dispute Resolution Through Mediation

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This Article by Stewart Levine gives a clear description of the complete cost savings of conflict resolution. This is another valuable res...
Monday, February 19, 2007

Paper on Dueling Experts in Mediation

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This paper written for an Australian alternative dispute resolution association discusses methods for a mediator to deconstruct polar oppo...