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…
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…
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…
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 Intelligencer, he explains the case of Stepp v. Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board. This case deals with the offset of pension benefits. Here is an excerpt from the article….
In Christian Petrucci’s latest article in The Legal Intelligencer, he tackles Mandatory Worker’s Compensation Mediations. Mandatory Mediations are a relatively new process when it comes to Worker’s Compensation. Was this a good good idea to…
A little over a year ago, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court made an important ruling in determining an employee’s voluntary removal from the workforce. This is an important issue for members of the workforce who are…
When you are placed on workers compensation, it is very important that your wages get calculated correctly so that you get the money you are due. For salaried employees that get paid weekly, monthly, or…
Beginning with the original Gardner decision back in 2003, one of the sections of the Workers’ Compensation Act most subject to appellate court review has been Section 306(a.2), dealing with impairment rating evaluations (IREs). An IRE is…