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Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) Workers’ Compensation Workers' Compensation Claim

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Where a Claimant Seeks to Add a Distinct, Consequential Injury to Notice of Compensation Payable and to Reinstate Indemnity...

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Matthew Grow v. PECO Energy Company (WCAB); No. 63 C.D. 2024; filed January 8, 2025 - The claimant sustained a work injury to his neck in 2013. After he returned to work in January 2014, his benefits were suspended. Later, in...more

Marshall Dennehey

Claimant’s Receipt of Administrative Time While Out Due to COVID-19 is Not Payment in Lieu of Workers’ Compensation Benefits

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Jaime Brown v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No: 465 C.D. 2024; filed January 17, 2025 - In November 2020, the claimant, a police officer, was out of work for a physical injury. He returned to restricted-duty work on November...more

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The Worker's Compensation Process in California

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According to the California Department of Industrial Relations, California had 680,152 workers' compensation claims in 2023, based upon first reports of injuries. This translates to 3.6 worker injuries per every 100 employees...more

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Excluding Counsel Fees From Payment of Future Medical Benefits Based on Future Medical Expenses as Speculative is Contrary to Sec....

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Patrice Williams v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No: 277 C.D. 2023; filed Mar. 21, 2024; Judge McCullough - In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted in part and denied in part the claimant’s Petition to Review. The...more

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The Duty to Investigate: Applicant’s Attorneys’ New “Gold Mine” in CCR §10109(a)

It is well-established that the purpose of the workers’ compensation system is to provide benefits to employees who suffer on-the-job injuries or certain work-related illnesses. To adhere to the purpose of the workers’...more

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