Pennsylvania Work Comp News

The latest news about workers compensation in Pennsylvania.
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the imposition of a penalty for an employer’s failure to pay benefits to an injured employee despite the employee’s failure to file a wage…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that the state was entitled to modification of a worker’s disability benefits from total to partial after he collected 104 weeks of salary continuation…
- A narrowly divided Superior Court of Pennsylvania overturned a grant of summary judgment to two corporate entities who asserted a statutory employer defense to an injured worker’s tort claim. Eric Dobransky…
- Pennsylvania acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys on Friday approved a 6.25% reduction in workers’ compensation loss costs. Commissioner Michael Humphreys Loss costs are a component in determining work comp rates, and…
- The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a denial of benefits to a worker for his injuries in a motor vehicle accident that happened while he was riding home from a…
- Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania said a psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations of submitting false bills to the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs. The U.S.
- A divided Pennsylvania appellate court panel ruled that a workers’ compensation insurance carrier could not intervene and file a complaint on behalf of an injured employee seeking damages out of…
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration imposed penalties of $88,423 on a Pennsylvania plastics recycling processor for permitting the development of a workplace hazard. Acting on a referral from a local…
- State Rep. John Galloway says he will push for labor reform following a task force's recommendations to curb worker misclassification in Pennsylvania. Rep. John Galloway The LevittownNow.com newspaper reports that the…
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a Pennsylvania hot tub manufacturer for continuing to expose workers to a dangerous chemical. In November 2021, OSHA inspectors found that Strong Industries…
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