Pennsylvania Work Comp News

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

The latest news about workers compensation in Pennsylvania.

• Court Upholds Denial of Authorization for Pain Treatment
  June 1, 2023
  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…
• Employer's Notice of Medical-Only Compensation Payable Serves to Revoke Prior NTCP
  May 31, 2023
  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…
• Billing Agent Can Proceed With Suit Against Comp Carriers for Rx Costs
  May 25, 2023
  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…
• Res Judicata Bars Worker's Latest Attempt to Challenge Termination of Benefits
  May 24, 2023
  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.
• Split Supreme Court Says Employer Can't Subrogate Against Worker's Dram Shop Act Recovery
  May 18, 2023
  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…
• Split Court Says Estate Can't Get Worker's Loss-of-Use Benefits After Her Death
  May 15, 2023
  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…
• Court: Past Medical Expenses Should Have Been Included in Award Against Tortfeasor
  May 5, 2023
  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…
• House Passes Bills to Allow Direct Deposit, Boost Benefits for Permanent Disfigurement
  May 4, 2023
  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…
• High Court Says Retail Worker Can't Sue Employer for Mishandling Dog-Bite Incident
  April 21, 2023
  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…
• Appeals Court: WCAB Erred in Finding No Requirement to Pay for Cannabis
  March 21, 2023
  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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