How to Properly Use the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Bureau Forms
Darin Borrelli v. Interstate Gas Supply (WCAB), No. 188 C.D. 2024, February 24, 2025, (previously not reported and reported by Order dated July 8, 2025) - In a recent decision, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania affirmed...more
Katherine A. Lawry v. County of Butler (WCAB); No. 593 C.D. 2022; filed March 6, 2024; Judge Covey - The claimant suffered a work injury to her right thumb in the nature of a strain/sprain. The injury was later expanded by...more
In a case of first impression, the New Jersey Appellate Division determined that employers in the state must reimburse employees for medical cannabis following a workplace accident, despite federal prohibitions against...more
In Wilson v. State of California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, ADJ10116932 (filed 5/10/19), the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board held in an en banc decision that determination of whether an injury is...more
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
Circuit courts and appellate courts commonly apply “great weight deference” to worker’s compensation benefit determinations made by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (“LIRC”), but not this time. In an unpublished...more