Too often, the workers' compensation insurance carriers in PA contest legitimate injuries without fear of being assessed unreasonable contest attorney fees. Kudos to Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania for saying "NO!" to this practice, if only this one time . . .
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/employer-engages-in-unreasonable-contest-when-there-is-no-document-filed-accepting-work-injury/
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Employer Engages in Unreasonable Contest When There is No Document Filed Accepting Work Injury
In 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck the entire Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE) section of the PA Workers' Compensation Act. In 2018, the PA legislature put a new IRE section into the Act. Is the new section retroactive? Commonwealth Court of PA gives us an answer . . . and some continuing questions.
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/pa-commonwealth-court-answers-some-ire-questions-but-not-others/
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PA Commonwealth Court Answers Some IRE Questions, But Not Others
Many times, the injury to someone at work could be a concussion . . . or, it could be whiplash. Since the presentation for these two conditions can be similar, it is important that the treating physician make sure he or she is treating the correct condition. Otherwise, there can be lingering effects, which is bad news for both the workers' compensation insurance carrier and for the injured worker!
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/in-a-pa-work-injury-concussion-can-be-confused-with-whiplash/
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In a PA Work Injury, Concussion Can Be Confused With Whiplash
The PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation is continuing to do a wonderful job of keeping cases moving, and kudos to all of the Workers' Compensation Judges for their patience and indulgence, but litigating cases without live hearings sure has its challenges!
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/pa-workers-compensation-hearings-primarily-still-being-done-telephonically/
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PA Workers’ Compensation Hearings Primarily Still Being Done Telephonically
More counties in Pennsylvania are reaching the "Green" phase, as we reopen after being shut down for the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that does not mean the PA workers' compensation system will immediately return to how things were done prior to the COVID-19 era. The PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation has announced how things will change (from everything being done telephonically) as we head into the "Green" phase.
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/pa-workers-compensation-system-will-not-fully-open-even-as-each-county-in-pennsylvania-reaches-the-green-phase/
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PA Workers’ Compensation System Will Not Fully Open, Even as Each County in Pennsylvania Reaches the Green Phase
Let's talk about fairness and justice. An injured worker admittedly is not looking for work within his restrictions. As a result, the workers' comp insurance carrier gets to assume that such jobs exist and stop the payment of benefits. And this is fair and just?
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/pa-workers-compensation-benefits-suspended-for-alleged-voluntary-withdrawal-from-the-labor-market/
PA Workers’ Compensation Benefits Suspended For Alleged Voluntary Withdrawal From The Labor Market
Once an injured worker in Pennsylvania establishes an entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits (when out of work, the benefits are known as “temporary total disability benefits” or TTD), the ...
PA Workers’ Compensation Benefits Suspended For Alleged Voluntary Withdrawal From The Labor Market
Once an injured worker in Pennsylvania establishes an entitlement to workers’ compensation benefits (when out of work, the benefits are known as “temporary total disability benefits” or TTD), the ...
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Two PA Workers' Compensation Judges Retire, Two New Workers' Compensation Judges Appointed.
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/two-new-pa-workers-compensation-judges-appointed-to-the-bench-two-retiring/
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Two New PA Workers’ Compensation Judges Appointed to the Bench, Two Retiring
It is not just holiday shopping that is being impacted by delays with the US Postal Service. The Pennsylvania workers' compensation system is also feeling the effects.
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/pa-workers-compensation-system-impacted-by-usps-delays/
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PA Workers’ Compensation System Impacted by USPS Delays
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers' Compensation has announced that the maximum workers' compensation rate for work injuries taking place in 2021 will be $1,130.00. This is the figure determined by the PA Department of Labor and Industry to be the Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW).
https://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/maximum-workers-compensation-rate-for-pennsylvania-raised-to-1130-00-for-2021/
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Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rate for Pennsylvania Raised to $1,130.00 for 2021
