Sunday, July 18, 2010

Commonwealth Court Holds Three Year Filing Limitation in Second Paragraph of Section 413 Applies to Entire Section

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In Fitzgibbons v. WCAB(City of Philadelphia) the Claimant had a May 4, 1997 injury described on a notice of compensation payable as epicond...

Commonwealth Court Reverses Award Based on Lack of Notice

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In Allegheny Ludlum Corporation v. WCAB(Holmes) the Claimant worked in metatarsal boots with steel up above the ankle. Her foot problems b...
Saturday, July 10, 2010

2006 Life Tables Published - CMS Requires Use of 2006 Table After July 19

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The National Center for Health Statistics has published the 2006 Life Tables . These are the most up to date life tables for use in Sciarot...
Monday, July 05, 2010

PBS Frontline Article

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The Myth of Workers' Compensation Fraud hat tip to http://twitter.com/PAWORKERSCOMP
Saturday, July 03, 2010

Cameras in the Courtroom and Justice

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Cameron Stracher, a New York writer and media lawyer wrote Who's Afraid of Cameras in the Courtroom , an opinion piece for the Wall Str...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Commonwealth Court Modifies Benefits of Claimant Who Applied For And Did Not Get Jobs in Labor Market Survey

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In Phoenixville Hospital v. WCAB (Shoap) the Claimant received a Notice of Ability to Return to Work sometime after a May 9, 2007 IME. In J...
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Medical Evaluation of Work Injuries

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Reduceyourworkerscomp.com and workerscompensaation.com share 8 Ways One Doctor Can Reduce Workers' Comp Costs Forever , a guide to evalu...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Presentation at Central Pennsylvania Regional Business and Industry Expo

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I will be in a panel presenting Workers' Compensation Update: What Employers Need to Know to Successfully Manage and Close a Workers...
Sunday, October 25, 2009

Commonwealth Court Holds Claimant Cannot Receive 500 Weeks of Partial Disability For Two Injuries

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In P. Reutzel v. WCAB (Allegheny General Hospital) the Claimant argued she could reinstate partial disability benefits from a prior injury...
Saturday, October 24, 2009

Supreme Court Grant of Appeal in Diehl v. WCAB (IA Construction & Liberty Mutual)

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The Supreme Court's grant of appeal in Diehl v. WCAB (IA Construction & Liberty Mutual) frames the issue as: Whether the Commonwealt...
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Supreme Court Reverses Commonwealth Court Ruling That Labor Market Survey May Be Conducted in Claimant's Place of Residence Out Of State

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The Commonwealth Court held in Riddle v. WCAB (Allegheny City Electric, Inc.) that it was appropriate to conduct a labor market survey in t...
Saturday, October 17, 2009

Amendments to Board and Judges' Rules Published in Pennsylvania Bulletin

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The amendments to the board and judges' rules were published today in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. A WCJ can no longer conduct a mandator...