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

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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

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Delaware Industrial Accident Board Rules Claimant is an Actually Displaced Worker Following Job Search Evaluation

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Frances Carr v. Amazon.com Services, IAB No. 1540462 (Feb. 25, 2025) - In Delaware workers’ compensation cases, claimants who are unable to return to their previous jobs due to injury may contend they are prima facie...more

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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

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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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Claimant’s Average Weekly Wage Was Properly Calculated Based on a 40-hour Work Week, Even Though He Only Worked a Total of 10 Days...

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County of Allegheny v. Michael Marzano (WCAB); No 1111 C.D. 2022; filed Dec. 24, 2024 - The claimant was employed by the employer as a corrections officer. He filed a Claim Petition alleging that on July 27, 2018, he was...more

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