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In Christian Petrucci’s latest article for The Legal Intelligencer, he tackles the issue of taxing legal services and its effect on injured workers. Though no legislation has been passed to do so, Christian takes the…
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….
Christian Petrucci regularly contributes legal articles to The Legal Intelligencer. Below is his latest article adverse inferences being insufficient to prove a undocumented alien’s status. Below is an excerpt from Christian’s article. You can read…
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…
The Law Offices of Christian Petrucci have been named among Super Lawyers top lawyers in Pennsylvania and Delaware. You can find Christian Petrucci on the list of the top lawyers in your area according to…
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…
While the recent opinions coming from the appellate courts have generally been favorable to the defense bar, a Commonwealth Court case just posted Wednesday, Pennsylvania Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund (PUEGF) v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board…