Pennsylvania Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Pennsylvania.
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker could not back out of a settlement agreement based on his claim that the lump-sum payment it provided had been miscalculated. Case:…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the denial of a worker’s claim for penalties and attorney fees related to his employer’s failure to pay for his opioid medications. Case: Hughes v.
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker collecting a union pension and Social Security benefits had not voluntarily left the workforce. Case: Hi-Tech Flooring Inc. v. WCAB (Santucci),…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a denial of a police officer’s request to amend the description of his work injury and upheld the grant of his employer’s petition to…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a decision to expand the description of a worker’s injuries, but not to the full extent he had requested. Case: Hatten v. J.B. Hunt Transport…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the Workers’ Compensation Act does not authorize an order for an employer to pay an injured worker for home modifications that were never…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that utilization review determinations can't be used to establish the causal relationship between a treatment and a work injury, and upheld the denial of…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the grant of a worker’s petitions to add a new injury to his claim and reinstate his benefits. Case: Pocono Mountain School District v. Kojeszewski…
- A federal appellate court ruled that a commercial general liability insurance carrier’s policy did not exclude coverage for its insured’s $2.4 million settlement to a worker who suffered the amputation…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that an injured worker’s opioid medication usage was excessive and needed to be tapered in accordance with a utilization reviewer’s recommendations. Case: Mushow…
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