After Commonwealth Court’s 'Parrish' Decision, Workers’ Comp Insurer Insolvencies Will Likely Hit Injured Workers Especially Hard

In its recent decision in Parrish v. Yeager Supply (Workers' Compensation Appeal Board), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ...
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 ...
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 ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Workers’ compensation benefits unavailable for injuries sustained during commute

Under the “going and coming” rule, an employee generally is not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries sustained during their commute. There are exceptions to this rule. In Zenith ...