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A workers’ compensation judge did not abuse his discretion in finding that decedent was in an ongoing employment relationship with defendant at the time of death and was not a borrowed servant at the time of his fatality.
This case involved two companies involved in coal mining operations, West Spring and Reading Anthracite Company (RAC). The decedent was employed by West Spring as an equipment operator, but he had been scheduled to be laid off.
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Court reverses Appeal Board ruling on an entitlement to reinstate benefits as of date claimant returned LIBC-760 form to employer, as benefits were in suspension status because of a judge’s prior decision, not for claimant’s failure to return the form.
This case involves multiple intertwined rounds of litigation. The claimant was a firefighter who sustained injuries in May 2004, when he fell in a stairwell while pulling down a ceiling in a burning building.
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The Delaware Supreme Court affirms decision that a COVID-19 workplace exposure at a poultry processing plant did not qualify as a compensable occupational disease.
Mr. Fowler alleged that he suffered a compensable COVID-19 exposure while working as a “boxer” at a poultry processing plant.
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A pending petition for fees and costs only does not toll statute of limitations, nor does payment of attorney’s fees and/or costs, as these petitions are pending and relate to jurisdiction only.
This claim involved a compensable accident date of August 8, 2019, where the employer/carrier provided benefits. The last benefit, an indemnity benefit, was made on November 13, 2020.
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Appellate Division affirmed dismissal of worker’s compensation claim for lack of compensability.
In this case, the trial was bifurcated to first determine if the accident took place in the course and scope of employment.
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Commonwealth Court holds that claimant who was sole proprietor is required to provide notice of work-related injury to workers’ compensation insurance carrier within 120 days of occurrence of the injury.
In this case, the claimant was the owner of the employer and the sole employee. He sustained work injuries on September 28, 2015, while coming off a ladder, when he tripped over a shovel, fell backwards and landed on his head.
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Commonwealth Court affirms denial of Claim Petition that alleged occupational disease of lead toxicity.
On August 24, 2018, the claimant advised the employer that he had sustained a work-related injury due to lead exposure. The employer issued a notice of denial on September 1, 2018.
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What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert
On May 29, 2024, in the matter of Erie Insurance Property & Casualty Company v. David Heater (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board), No. 148 C.D. 2023, A. Judd Woytek and Audrey L.
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