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Disability Compensation & Benefits State Labor Laws

Marshall Dennehey

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

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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

Marshall Dennehey

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

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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

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NJ and PA Workers' Compensation Benefits for 2025

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Workers' compensation benefits in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are calculated using a statewide average weekly wage as determined by their departments of labor every year. The year of the worker's injury determines the rates...more

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Big win for Ohio employers: PTSD benefits for first responders

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On January 9, 2021, Ohio Governor DeWine signed into law House Bill 308, which creates a fund for the payment of compensation and benefits for first responders who become disabled as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder...more

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