In a unanimous opinion issued today, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that any item that is part of a health care provider’s treatment plan falls within the purview of medical services and the broad-encompassing...more
Last week, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee passed HB 183. This Bill is designed to expand significantly what has been long-established access to workers compensation disfigurement benefits...more
House Bill 2490 has been introduced and it is best to quote from the sponsoring legislator’s words: [S]ome employers and insurers require claimants to sign side agreements forcing them to resign, preventing them from ever...more
Reacting to regulatory overreach, the Commonwealth Court has found that the use of the “Red Book” for determining the average wholesale price (“AWP”) of prescription drugs was inconsistent with the provisions of the...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that CBD oil, when prescribed by a doctor for a work-related injury, is reimbursable. In this matter, a workers’ compensation attorney was injured on the job when he tripped over...more
Following a movement in the Pennsylvania Legislature to expand substantially payments for scarring/disfigurement benefits, the Pennsylvania House, on May 2, 2023, passed legislation to expand scarring/disfigurement benefits...more