December 2021 Articles
Notice Of Workers’ Compensation Payable Or Denial; Temporary And Medical ‘Only’ Notices
Raymour & Flanigan v. WCAB (Obeid), August 2021 In the “Old Days” (way back in the 1990s) there were two types of Notices an employer or insurance company could issue after a work injury: a Notice of Compensation Payable, or a Notice of Compensation Denial. An acceptance or denial was...
Continue ReadingIndependent Contractors, “Under The Table” Workers And The Uninsured Employer Guarantee Fund (UEGF)
Berkebile Towing v. WCAB (Harr & UEGF), May 2021 Workers’ compensation benefits are available to any employee injured in the course of their job. Some businesses try to avoid the cost of Workers Compensation insurance, taxes and other “employee” related costs (health insurance, retirement benefits, etc.) by classifying their workers...
Continue ReadingWorkers’ Compensation: Traveling employees and employer-sponsored social events
Peters v. WCAB (Cintas Corp), Decided 11/17/21 On November 17, 2021, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania addressed two issues never before decided by the highest Court of the Commonwealth; Is there a different burden of proof for traveling employees to establish they were in the course of employment at the...
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