The annual report provides in-depth statistics regarding workplace injuries/illnesses and workers' compensation claims. The report offers insights into trends through such statistics as the rate of ...

The General Assembly should amend the act to expressly prohibit retaliation against employees who exercise their rights under it. Federal and state models already exist. Pennsylvania’s Workers’ ...

1. Commonwealth Court holds that an employer’s failure to reimburse a claimant for out-of-pocket payments for CBD oil is in violation of the Act. Schmidt v. Schmidt, Kirifides & Rassias, Pa. C. (WCAB) ...

On October 29, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed into law Senate Bill 1232, which amended the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act to require that employers and insurers offer ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

(WHTM) – Two Pennsylvania lawmakers are proposing changes to workers’ compensation in the state as a way to make payments more accessible. The proposed legislation would allow for workers’ ...

AND IF A FIRST RESPONDER SUFFERS A POST TRAUMATIC STRESS INJURY, A TERRIFYING EVENT THEY EITHER EXPERIENCED OR WITNESSED WHILE THEY’RE ON THE JOB, THEY ARE NOT ABLE RIGHT NOW IN PENNSYLVANIA TO FILE ...

It’s important to notify Medicare about your workers’ compensation (workers’ comp). If CMS doesn’t review your settlement, you may have to pay Medicare back, or it may deny some of your medical claims ...