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Marshall Dennehey

Commonwealth Court Reverses Dismissals, Holds Claim Petition Preserved Claims and Orders Remand

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Frank Jordan v. Lake Forest Development, et al. (WCAB); No. 621 C.D. 2024; August 19, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt - The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision that had dismissed multiple parties from a workers’ compensation...more

Snell & Wilmer

Utah’s Employer/Independent Contractor Distinction Remains Cloudy, Even To Judges

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In a February 3, 2022 opinion by the Utah Court of Appeals, the struggle that courts have in distinguishing between employees and independent contractors continues. In Jensen Tech Services and Sentinel Insurance Company,...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Paying Workers' Compensation Benefits Does Not Absolve Employer of FMLA Obligations

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Many employers that attempt to manage workers’ compensation claims and expenses offer temporary light duty work to employees whose injuries prevent them from performing their regular job functions. The Department of Labor has...more

Chartwell Law

The Dangers of Untimely Filings – What Employers Need to Know

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In Gabriel v. WCAB (Procter and Gamble Products Company), the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania reversed WCJ and WCAB rulings and awarded unreasonable contest counsel fees for an employer’s failure to issue a Bureau document...more

Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Employee Permitted Recovery Under Employer’s Motor Vehicle Insurance Policy

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in United Financial Casualty Company v. Ball vacated a judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. The Court held that the district court had improperly found...more

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