Pennsylvania Work Comp News

Published by Howdy Workers on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021

The latest news about workers compensation in Pennsylvania.

• Court Rejects Constitutional Challenge to Statutory Offset for Social Security Benefits
  January 19, 2022
  The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the constitutionality of a statutory offset against an injured worker’s compensation to account for his receipt of Social Security old-age benefits. Case: Sadler v. Philadelphia…
• Employer Can't Get Credit Against Benefits for CARES Act Compensation Paid to Worker
  January 12, 2022
  The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer was not entitled to a credit against its payment of benefits to an injured employee for the federal pandemic benefits she…
• Court Clarifies Burden on Firefighters Seeking Benefits for Occupational Diseases
  January 7, 2022
  The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania clarified the burden of proof on a firefighter seeking benefits for an occupational disease, as well as the application of a statutory presumption that his…
• Supreme Court Will Review Employer's Ability to Subrogate Worker's Recovery Under Dram Shop Act
  January 6, 2022
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will be weighing in on whether an employer that paid Heart and Lung Act benefits is entitled to subrogation from a claim in which the employee…
• Supreme Court Addresses Pharmacy's Ability to Challenge Unfavorable UR Determination
  December 23, 2021
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a pharmacy provider cannot challenge a utilization review determination that the medications it dispensed were unreasonable and unnecessary in a fee review…
• High Court Clarifies Worker's Ability to Recover Fees
  December 23, 2021
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarified that a worker can recover an award of attorney fees if he prevails against a carrier’s effort to terminate his benefits. Case: Lorino v. WCAB (Commonwealth),…
• Bill to Waive Attestation Requirements for C&R Heading to Governor
  December 23, 2021
  Legislation that would waive attestation requirements to compromise and release agreements and the suspension or modification of payments to those who have returned to work is heading to the desk of…
• Maximum Weekly Wage Increasing 6.6%
  December 15, 2021
  The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry reported that the maximum compensation rate will increase 6.6% to $1,205 from $1,130, starting Jan. 1. The increase is the result of a change…
• Bill Would Add Vaccine Side Effects to Comp Coverage
  December 9, 2021
  Pennsylvania lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill amending the state Workers' Compensation Act to provide coverage for adverse events associated with vaccines. The partisan bill HB 2135 was introduced and sponsored by…
• Supreme Court Adopts Traveling Employee Doctrine, Remands Case for Fact-Finding
  November 18, 2021
  The Pennsylvania Supreme Court formally adopted the traveling employee doctrine and addressed its parameters before remanding a case for further factual findings on whether a salesman abandoned his work for the…

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