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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

Commonwealth Court Clarifies Scope of IREs, Orders Remand in Light of Duffey Decision

Del Val Home Improvements v. Gaw; No. 1117 C.D. 2022; filed March 19, 2025; Judge Wojcik - In a case hinging on the interpretation of impairment rating evaluations (IREs) under the Act, the Commonwealth Court has ordered a...more

5/12/2025 / Appeals , Compensation & Benefits , Employee Benefits , Employer Responsibilities , Employment Litigation , Impairment Rating Evaluations (IREs) , Physicians , SCOTUS , State Labor Laws , Workers’ Compensation , Workplace Injury

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

Where a Claimant Seeks to Add a Distinct, Consequential Injury to Notice of Compensation Payable and to Reinstate Indemnity...

Matthew Grow v. PECO Energy Company (WCAB); No. 63 C.D. 2024; filed January 8, 2025 - The claimant sustained a work injury to his neck in 2013. After he returned to work in January 2014, his benefits were suspended. Later, in...more

2/28/2025 / Compensation & Benefits , Disability , Employees , Employment Litigation , Indemnity , Reinstatement , State Labor Laws , Workers' Compensation Claim , Workers’ Compensation , Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) , Workplace Injury

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds That the Compensation Rate for Specific Loss Benefits is Controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act,...

Jennifer Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise (WCAB); No. 3 EAP 2024; decided January 22, 2025 - This case involved a claimant who crushed her arm in a pretzel machine while working for the employer. Eventually, she needed to...more

2/28/2025 / Bodily Injury , Compensation & Benefits , Disability , Disability Benefits , Employment Litigation , Pennsylvania , State Labor Laws , Workers' Compensation Claim , Workers’ Compensation , Workplace Injury

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