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Commonwealth Court Affirms Notice Was Timely in Electrocution and Tremor Injury Claim

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Kimberly-Clark Mill v. William Moss, Jr. (WCAB); No. 1371 C.D. 2024; August 12, 2025; Judge Wallace - The Commonwealth Court has affirmed that a claimant who notifies their employer of a work injury in plain language and in a...more

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Why Some Workplace Falls Are Not Compensable: The Idiopathic Fall Doctrine Explained

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Under Michigan workers’ compensation law, compensation benefits are payable to an employee who sustains a personal injury that “arises out of” and “in the course of employment.” ...more

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[Virtual Seminar] Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates - September 29th, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm EDT

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Register Today For Cranfill Sumner’s 2021 Virtual Continuing Education Seminar: Workers’ Compensation & Civil Litigation Law Updates...more

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Minnesota Supreme Court Expands and Contracts Human Rights Act Coverage in Two Decisions on Disability Discrimination

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The Minnesota Supreme Court recently issued two decisions affecting employers in the state. In one, the high court overruled a 30-year-old precedent that excluded disabilities covered by the Minnesota Workers’ Compensation...more

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Determining the First Day of Disability

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Valley Stairs and Rails v. WCAB (Parsons), No. 110 C.D. (Cmwlth Ct. 2019) - In Valley Stairs, the Commonwealth Court addressed the issue of the date a claimant’s workers’ compensation benefits become payable, under Section...more

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Avoid Jumping to Conclusions About Compensability of Work Injuries Caused by an Employee’s Intentional, High-Risk Conduct

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What should a Pennsylvania employer do when an employee seeks workers’ compensation benefits after injuring himself by engaging in risky behavior at work? ...more

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Franchisor to Be Considered Statutory Employer? PA Supreme Court to Decide

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The far-reaching implications of this decision could change the existing franchise business model. Is a franchisor a statutory employer of its franchisee’s employees? The Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board thinks so,...more

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Workers' Compensation Update Impairment Rating Evaluations

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Last Friday, September 18, the Commonwealth Court issued an interesting decision invalidating Section 306 (a.2) of the PA Workers' Compensation Act dealing with Impairment Rating Evaluations (IREs), as an unconstitutional...more

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