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Injured Workers’ Rights to Medical Treatment in PA

Just the other day, an injured worker called us, complaining that their employer refused to send them to a “workers’ compensation doctor.”  It seems that there is more confusion in this area than in many within the complicated world of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation. While medical treatment for the work injury…

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Settling a PA Workers’ Compensation Case

One of the frequent questions we are asked is regarding the settlement of a Pennsylvania workers’ compensation claim.  In fact, there is a page on our website just devoted to settlements.  When considering whether to settle his or her case, there are several things an injured worker should consider.  Initially,…

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Employee in the Scope and Course of his Employment at the Time of Death

Though the phrase “scope and course of employment” does not appear anywhere in the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, this is a frequent issue involved with appellate cases.  After all, a work injury is only compensable if one was performing his or her job at the time of the injury.  This…

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UEGF Forms Now Available on WCAIS System

In past blog posts, we have discussed the Uninsured Employers’ Guaranty Fund (UEGF).  This is the safety net available for workers who have been injured while working for an employer who (in violation of Pennsylvania law) fail to carry PA workers’ compensation insurance.  While the UEGF does give these injured…

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WCAB to Change Oral Arguments

When a party to a PA workers’ compensation litigation receives a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ), the party can file an appeal to the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB).  If a party is not successful before the WCAB, then the party can file an appeal to the Commonwealth…

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Diagnosis Not Dispositive Whether Medical Treatment For PA Work Injury Covered

The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act sets forth that medical treatment related to a work injury is to be paid for by the workers’ comp insurance carrier (provided the treatment is reasonable and necessary).  If there is a dispute as to whether treatment is related to a work injury, a petition…

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Appealing a PA Workers’ Compensation Decision; Reinstating Accepted Work Injury

Complicated fact patterns tend to make for complicated blog entries.  A recent decision by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in McNeil v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Department of Corrections, SCI-Graterford) is one of these situations, but is valuable for the lessons contained within. In that case the injured worker (“Claimant”)…

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In Case You Are Trying To Lose Workers’ Compensation Benefits . . .

Of course, no injured worker is trying to lose his or her Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits.  But, not being properly advised by an attorney who is certified as a specialist in PA workers’ compensation law can lead to that very result.  Take the cautionary tale of Mr. Torijano, a plumber’s…

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“Specific Loss” of Finger in PA Workers’ Comp Requires Opinion on Permanency

On our website, we have discussed the various types of benefits available under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).  One of these types of benefits is known as “specific loss.”  This is the type of benefit available when a worker loses the use of a body part for “all practice…

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Injured Workers Receive Practically No Value From Personal Injury Cases

Ordinarily, workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania is an “exclusive remedy.”  That means, the typical injured worker in PA cannot sue anyone for his or her injuries, and only has benefits under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (Act) available.  There are exceptions when the injury was caused by the negligence of a…

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