Francis Wickersham on Employer Liability Issues

Commonwealth Court Affirms Denial of COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Claim by Police Officer: E-Time Payments Not Evidence of...

Terry Stewart v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 490 C.D. 2024; filed April 15, 2025; Judge Fizzano Cannon - The claimant contends that he contracted COVID-19 in the line of duty. Following his diagnosis, he was...more

6/25/2025 / Appeals , Compensation & Benefits , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employee Benefits , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Pennsylvania , State Labor Laws , Workers' Compensation Claim

Court Affirms Judge’s Discretion in Refusing to Set Aside Mistakenly Issued Medical-Only NCP

City of Philadelphia and PMA Management Corp. v. John Bell; No. 648 C.D. 2024; filed April 2, 2025; Judge Wallace - The Commonwealth Court upheld a decision refusing to set aside a Medical-Only Notice of Compensation Payable...more

5/12/2025 / Appeals , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , Insurance Claims , Insurance Litigation , Pennsylvania , State Labor Laws , Workers’ Compensation

Commonwealth Court Affirms Denial of Reinstatement and Penalty Petitions in COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Case

William Bolds v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 488 C.D. 2024; filed February 25, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - A former police officer’s attempt to reinstate workers’ compensation benefits following a COVID-19 diagnosis was...more

4/14/2025 / Appeals , Coronavirus/COVID-19 , Employee Benefits , Employee Rights , Employer Liability Issues , Employment Litigation , State Labor Laws , Workers' Compensation Claim , Workers’ Compensation

Claimant’s Appeal Was Insufficient, Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Wage Reduction Stands

Bob Evans Restaurants LLC v. Robert Schriver (WCAB); No. 158 C.D. 2024; filed March 11, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, reinstating a judge’s...more

4/11/2025 / Compensation & Benefits , Employee Benefits , Employer Liability Issues , Employer Responsibilities , State Labor Laws , Wage and Hour , Wages , Workers’ Compensation , Workplace Injury

Right to Subrogation for Medical Bill Payments Not Waived by Failing to Properly Preserve Issue at All Stages of Litigation,...

City of Philadelphia v. Wayne Deloatch and Independence Blue Cross (WCAB); Independence Blue Cross v. City of Philadelphia and Wayne Deloatch (WCAB); No. 541 C.D. 2022 and No. 589 C.D. 2022; Filed Dec. 24, 2024 - Wayne...more

2/27/2025 / Appellate Courts , Cancer , Compensation & Benefits , Employer Liability Issues , Insurance Claims , Insurance Litigation , Medical Bills , Occupational Exposure , Subrogation , Workers' Compensation Claim , Workers’ Compensation

Claimant’s Conversation With Fellow Firefighter About Act 46 Cancer Presumption Was Not the Date He Became Aware of His Cancer’s...

West Conshohocken Borough v. David Markland (WCAB); No. 1382 C.D. 2022; filed Jan. 2, 2025 - This case involved a Claim Petition filed based on an occupational disease. The claimant worked as a firefighter and filed an Act 46...more

2/27/2025 / Bodily Injury , Cancer , Claim Procedures , Disability Benefits , Employer Liability Issues , First Responders , Notice Requirements , Occupational Exposure , Permanent Disability , Workers' Compensation Claim

The Employers Were Not Required to Reimburse a DHS Lien for the Claimant’s Medical Treatment Until the Medical Providers Submitted...

Dura-Bond Coating, Inc. v. Ryan (WCAB); No. 1137 C.D. 2023, Filed November 18, 2024; Judge Covey - The claimant suffered amputations of both lower extremities. A workers’ compensation judge granted a Claim Petition and...more

1/28/2025 / Bodily Injury , Compensation & Benefits , Employer Liability Issues , Health Care Providers , Indemnification , Medical Expenses , Workers' Compensation Claim , Workplace Injury

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