Coming on the heels of last month’s announcement from the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, advising that two new Workers’ Compensation Judges (WCJs) would be taking the bench, we were surprised to hear more hiring news from the Bureau
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PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Names Two New Workers’ Compensation Judges
By Glenn Neiman
In recent years, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has been more transparent with the hiring of new Workers’ Compensation Judges (WCJs). While we generally have to rely on word of mouth for the retirement or transfer of a WCJ…
PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Finally Announces Reopening
By Glenn Neiman
Nearly two full years after COVID-19 briefly shut down the Pennsylvania workers’ compensation system, and then created a dramatic shift in how litigation was done, the PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation has announced measures to return to some level of…
Injured Worker Who Fell While Stepping Out for a Cigarette and a Sandwich Entitled to Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits
By Glenn Neiman
A topic often litigated in the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation system is whether an injured worker was within the scope and course of his or her employment at the time of the incident. Accordingly, this is a topic that is no…
PA Court Confirms Workers’ Compensation Offset for SSR Benefits; Says Post-Injury Conviction Not Relevant to Job Availability
By Glenn Neiman
A recent case in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania touched on two interesting aspects of the PA workers’ compensation system. First, the Court dealt with the offset for Social Security Old Age benefits (personally, I find “Social Security Retirement” benefits…
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Reverses Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania; Allows Fees Charged to Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carrier
By Glenn Neiman
One of the most unfair aspects of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation has always been how injured workers must defend petitions which address only medical benefits. While injured workers receiving total disability benefits can easily retain an attorney (paying a portion, usually…
Maximum Workers’ Compensation Rate for PA in 2022 Will Be $1,205.00
By Glenn Neiman
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry recently announced that the “statewide average weekly wage” (SAWW) for 2022 will be $1,205.00. This represents a 6.6% increase over the SAWW for 2021 of $1,130.00. Under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act, the…
PA Supreme Court Says Employee Injured Away From Work May Be Entitled to Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits
By Glenn Neiman
Back in July, 2019, we blogged, unhappily, about the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania decision in Peters v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Cintas Corporation). This decision found a traveling employee to not be in the scope and course of his…
PA Workers’ Compensation Cases Involving Injury Before or After Work Are Fact-Specific
By Glenn Neiman
One frequently litigated part of PA workers’ compensation law is whether an injured worker is within the “scope and course” of his or her employment at the time of the injury. Often, this question is dealing with a situation where…
PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation System Reopening Announced
By Glenn Neiman
As we have noted previously, all hearings in Pennsylvania workers’ compensation matters have been held virtually, either by telephone or video, since last Spring. We have now been told that the hearing offices within the PA Bureau of Workers’ Compensation…