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The Commonwealth Court refuses pension credit for an employee who retires and then returns to the same employer part time. Section 204(a) of the Workers Compensation Act states, in part, that: The… benefits from a pension plan to the extent funded by the employer...
There are a number of bills pending before the Pennsylvania Legislature which seek to amend the PA Workers’ Compensation Act. Summaries of three are set forth below: SB 1232 - “According to the American Payroll Association, more than 95% of workers receive their pay...
On May 16, 2024, the Commonwealth Court issued a significant decision in the combined cases of 700 Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fee Review Hearing Office (State Workers’ Insurance Fund), No. 560 C.D. 2020 and State Workers’ Insurance Fund v. Bureau of...
PLEASE NOTE: The below warning now appears on WCAIS: Final decisions rendered (including C & Rs), signed agreements, and LIBC-751s must have an EDI transaction to reflect the acceptance, modification, suspension, or closure of the claim in WCAIS. This is nothing...
The Commonwealth Court addressed this question (as well as yet another constitutional issue) in the case of Conrad v. Department of Transportation (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board), No. 557 C.D. 2022, filed February 26, 2024. The short answer is: “whatever...
The Miriam-Webster Dictionary defines ”concurrent” as: operating or occurring at the same time. “Not necessarily so!” says the Commonwealth Court. The definition is not to be strictly applied when defining employment under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act....
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives has passed legislation that will significantly increase workers’ compensation costs in Pennsylvania. House Bill 930 seeks to amend the provisions of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act addressing disfigurement...
PLEASE NOTE: The following important Notice was published via WCAIS on 01/14/2022: Notification of Suspension or Modification (LIBC-751) Revised On Dec. 22, 2021, Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 95 (House Bill 1837) into law. This act amended Section 413(c) & (d)...
Section 440(a) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act provides: In any contested case where the insurer has contested liability in whole or in part, including contested cases involving petitions to terminate, reinstate, increase, reduce or otherwise modify...
According to statistics published by the PA Department of Labor & Industry, 14,013 new workers’ compensation claims were filed alleging to exposure to the COVID-19 virus during 2020. As of this writing, 7,284 such claims have been filed this year. Like any claim...