Workers’ Comp Executive

Appeals Court Overturns WCAB

When can the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board use equitable tolling to act on a petition beyond the statutory deadline?
Forbes

What To Do If Your Workers’ Compensation Claim Is Denied

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 ...
Workers’ Comp Executive

WCAB Blocks Certain Attorney’s Fees

The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board says a carrier erred in how long it reduced a claimant's weekly benefits to pay attorney fees.
JD Supra

Claimant’s Appeal Was Insufficient, Workers’ Compensation Judge’s Wage Reduction Stands

Bob Evans Restaurants LLC v. Robert Schriver (WCAB); No. 158 C.D. 2024; filed March 11, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt The Commonwealth Court reversed a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board, ...
Law

Abolish a Workers' Comp Appeals Board: Yes or No?

What would life be like without the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Pennsylvania? Less workers' comp litigation, of course. Or would there be? An agency of the state Legislature has recommended ...
Law

ESAB Welding & Cutting Products v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Wallen)

Holiday and vacation payments that are part of an employee's wages under a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) are properly included in his average weekly wage (AWW) for calculating worker's ...