Pennsylvania Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Pennsylvania.
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of authorization for a worker’s request for pain treatment with platelet-rich plasma injections. Case: Owens v. Penn Tech Machinery Corp. (WCAB), No. 1288…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an employer’s notice of temporary compensation payable was properly amended when the employer issued a notice of medical-only compensation payable to the worker. Jeffrey…
- A majority of the en banc Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a trial court has jurisdiction over a dispute between a group of workers’ compensation insurance carriers and a billing…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker was barred by res judicata from challenging the termination of his benefits years after the fact. Case: Munoz v. Jermacans Style Inc.
- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that an employer who paid Heart Lung Act benefits to a police officer is not entitled to subrogation from the officer’s recovery on a claim…
- A divided Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the employer of a worker who died of her compensable injuries without any heirs was liable only for the payment of her…
- The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that a trial judge erred in failing to include an injured worker’s past medical expenses in an award of damages from a tortfeasor 100% at fault…
- The Pennsylvania state House of Representatives passed bills that will eventually require insurers and employers to pay benefits via direct deposit and will expand the range of injuries and amount…
- The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the exclusive remedy provision of the Workers’ Compensation Act barred a retail worker from suing her employer for mishandling an incident where she…
- Add Pennsylvania to the list of states where employers can be required to reimburse injured workers for cannabis when the drug is determined to be a reasonable and necessary treatment…
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