Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co. v. Miquel Castaneda- Escobar (WCAB) ___ A.3D___, No. 341 C.D.2021 (Pa. Cmwlth filed 8/1/22). In a case of first impression, the Court addressed Employer’s appeal from the WCAB Decision which held that the...
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Year: 2022
NEW COMMONWEALTH COURT CASE CONFIRMS THAT EMPLOYER ACTED PROPERLY IN REFUSING TO PAY FOR PRESCRIPTIONS NOT CAUSALLY RELATED TO THE WORK INJURY DESPITE UNCHALLENGED UTILIZATION REVIEW (UR) DETERMINATION THAT FOUND PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE REASONABLE AND NECESSARY
Theresa Skay v. Borjeson & Maizel LLC(WCAB) ___A.3D___ (Pa. Cmwlth. filed 5/10/22; reported 7/26/22) No 999 C.D. 2021. As we know Employers have been in a quandary since the 2020 Commonwealth Court’s decision in Workers’ First Pharmacy Services, LLC v. Bureau of...
Notification of Suspension or Modification (LIBC-751) Revised
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)...
Social Security Off-Sets, Vocational Disclosure Rules and a Felony Conviction
On January 7, 2022, a three judge panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued a decision in the case of Sadler v. Philadelphia Coca-Cola (WCAB), 1294 C.D. 2020, which addressed four primary legal issues. The court’s opinion was extremely lengthy and...
Employer Credit for Pandemic Compensation Denied
On January 3, 2022, a panel of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued its Opinion in the case of Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit No. 21 v. Kimberly Waardal (WCAB), 750 C.D. 2021, in which the employer requested a credit against workers’ compensation benefits...