PENNSYLVANIA SUPERIOR COURT ADDRESSES DUAL CAPACITY DOCTRINE

April 19, 2017 by connorsodell

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire As all might be aware, employers in Pennsylvania are generally entitled to the statutory immunity from tort liability when employees are injured in the course and scope of their employment. This doctrine prohibits an injured employee from suing both under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, and under common law tort… Read more »

A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD

March 29, 2017 by connorsodell

By Jeffrey D. Snyder, Esquire A recent, Court ruling in County of Allegheny v. WCAB (Parker), recently decided in 2016, held that attorneys’ fees that are awarded on the basis of unreasonable contest are considered to be litigation costs, that must be reimbursed by a Claimant Attorney, if the unreasonable contest of attorneys’ fees were paid pursuant… Read more »

SAVE THE DATE

February 10, 2017 by connorsodell

By: Kevin L. Connors, Esquire To All Workers’ Compensation Practitioners and Clients: The National Workers Compensation Defense Network is hosting its 2017 Fall Conference in Atlanta, Georgia on October 19, 2017. The NWCDN event is open to all NWCDN member firms and their invited guests. The NWCDN never charges its guests for attendance at its Conferences…. Read more »

2017 PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION RATE CHANGES

January 06, 2017 by connorsodell

By Kevin L. Connors, Esquire Happy New Year! To Employers and Insurers responsible for workers’ compensation benefits in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Office of Adjudication has issued the controlling compensation benefit rates for 2017. The maximum compensation benefit payable rate for 2017 is $995.00 per week, yielding $51,740.00 per year in temporary total disability benefits. The… Read more »