In recent years, there has been a considerable uptick in the volume of case law which has been handed down regarding Impairment Rating Evaluations (IREs). Under Section 306(a.2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, 77 P.S. § 511.2, after receiving 104 weeks of total disability benefits, at the employer’s request, a claimant must submit to a […]
An Assault on the IRE
Act 57 was enacted by the Pennsylvania legislature to help reduce the cost of workers’ compensation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Consistent with trends in many states across the country, Act 57 contained a provision at Section 306(a.2) which provided a method of evaluating a claimant’s permanent partial disability, and limiting the benefits available for […]