The issue before the Supreme Court was whether Section 319 of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act confers on an employer or its workers’ compensation insurance carrier a right to seek reimbursement of a subrogation lien…
It is generally understood that when an employee is injured on the job, it is workers’ compensation that provides for the injured worker’s medical expenses and pays for any time that they need off from…
As is true throughout the rest of the country, the state of Pennsylvania is struggling with epidemic abuse of opiate drugs. Now the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering legislation that would significantly scale back…
When an employee is injured on the job, the first concern is the employee’s health, and the second is undoubtedly economic security. For over 100 years, Pennsylvania’s workers have been able to seek wage replacement…
In Christian’s latest article for The Legal Intelligencer, he tackles the topic of rate cuts in workers’ compensation insurance rendering workers’ compensation ‘reform’ unnecessary. In March, the Wolf administration announced a significant rate cut in…
In one of Christian Petrucci’s latest articles for the Legal Intelligencer he tackles several cases involving Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI) and the findings of the IRE. MMI is reached when a disabled worker has healed…
If you have been injured or made ill on the job, then you may be eligible to file a workers’ compensation claim. These claims allow you to receive a portion of your regular pay while…
If you have been disabled and are about to file for Social Security disability, you may be considering whether you to call a Social Security lawyer in Philadelphia for guidance and representation. There are a…
In Christian Petrucci’s latest blog he tackles the recent State Supreme Court Case of Payes v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police), which dealt with the issue of “mental-mental” workers’ compensation claims….
In Christian’s latest article for the Legal Inteligencer, he tackles the Commonwealth Court case dealing with the the competency of doctors who were testifying on an impairment rating evaluation. Can an injured worker challenge the…