Saturday, July 26, 2008

Statute of Limitations Waiver and Workers’ Compensation

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A Law.com article reports many companies are using and enforcing a waiver limiting statutes of limitations for employment claims to six mon...

Article on Introductory Joint Session in Mediation

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Mediator Robert A. Steinberg recently published an article on opening statements in mediation with several tips for parties to interact wit...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Commonwealth Court Remands in Serial Termination Case

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In M. Prebish v. WCAB (DPW/Western Center) the Commonwealth Court accepted the Claimant's argument that the Employer must show a change...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Mediation Practice Well Represented in Blogs

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Mediators have the ambition and the aptitude to produce very useful blogs on the subject. One place to sample this information is at The Wor...
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Commonwealth Court Grants Reargument in Diehl

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The Commonwealth Court granted the Respondent's petition for reargument and vacated the prior decision in T. Diehl v. WCAB (IA Construc...
Thursday, June 05, 2008

New York Times Article on Back Pain and its Treatment

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As part of its Special Section: A guided tour of your body The New York Times assembled a few articles on back pain and its treatment . As s...
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Supreme Court Grants Appeal in Case Where WCJ Amended the Description of Injury Without a Review Petition

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In Cinram Manufacturing, et al, Pets v. WCAB (Hill) the Supreme Court granted the Employer’s Petition for Allowance of Appeal. The Employer...
Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Commonwealth Court Remands In Modification Case Where Employer Provided Work Within the Claimant's Restrictions Then Took It Away

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C. Rosenberg v. WCAB (Pike County) is a case of modification of benefits based upon a labor market survey. The Claimant is a corrections of...
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Injury Resulting from Horseplay Generally Compensable

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In Sysco Food Services of Phila v. WCAB (Sebastiano) the Claimant was injured engaging in horseplay. While the question of whether the Clai...
Saturday, January 12, 2008

Largest Workers’ Compensation Rate Reduction in a Decade

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The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) has proposed a 10.22 percent average reduction in workers’ compensation policy rates for ...

Labor Market Survey May Be Done In Area Of Claimant's Residence Even If Out Of State

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In H. Riddle v. WCAB (Allegheny City Electric, Inc.), the Claimant was injured in Pittsburgh, but had a residence in Wheeling, West Virginia...
Friday, November 30, 2007

SWMS Associated With Cancer

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The International Agency for Research on Cancer, the cancer arm of the World Health Organization, will designate overnight shift work as a p...