Bernice Bennett v. Jeld Wen, Inc. (WCAB); No. 1454 C.D. 2022; filed Oct. 6, 2023; President Judge Cohn Jubelirer (previously unreported and designated reported by Order dated Dec. 15, 2023) - The claimant settled a 2010 work...more
On August 7, 2019, the Commonwealth Court ruled that the defendant in a fully denied workers’ compensation claim cannot take certain actions through a no liability Compromise and Release Agreement, to prevent a medical...more
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently ruled that an employer cannot use a Compromise and Release Agreement (C&R) settling a Workers’ Compensation claim to avoid making payments to a medical care provider who rendered...more
Picture this. You have just settled a problem workers’ compensation case and you or your carrier have disbursed settlement checks totaling $100,000 in exchange for a full and complete compromise and release of “any and all...more