http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/ Published by Brilliant & Neiman, LLC en-us 2010-03-04T10:09:25-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/03/car_accident_victim_not_entitl_1.html Generally speaking, employees in Pennsylvania are not entitled to workers’ compensation benefits when the employee is injured commuting to work (known as the “Coming and Going” rule). There are four notable exceptions to this rule. They are that the injured... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-03-04T10:09:25-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/workers_comp_judge_in_pa_can_s_1.html As discussed in previous blog entries, back in the old days (before the 1996 changes to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act), if a workers’ comp insurance carrier wanted to cut a claimant’s worker’s compensation benefits, the carrier had to refer... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-02-25T09:46:05-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/severance_package_under_collec_1.html We have seen in recent decisions rendered by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania a trend toward punishing injured workers in PA who take any type of disability or retirement package, almost, seemingly, without regard for the reasons. In fact, earlier... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-02-17T09:51:49-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/new_crpsrsd_treatment_may_help_1.html Perhaps the most debilitating of conditions we see in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation cases are ones of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) [Formerly known as Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)]. The hallmark of this condition is severe and constant pain. Since there... Medical News Glenn Neiman 2010-02-09T10:10:05-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/02/in_pa_applying_for_social_secu_1.html As discussed in previous blog entries, for several years now, the Courts in PA have caused decisions by Pennsylvania’s injured workers to have drastic consequences beyond what an injured worker could reasonably expect. Because of the decision in Pennsylvania State... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-02-02T09:21:02-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/01/pa_injured_workers_refusal_to.html This being a free Country, a workers’ compensation insurance company in PA cannot “force” an injured worker to get any medical treatment. However, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act permits the suspension of workers’ comp benefits if an injured worker refuses... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-01-26T12:36:06-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/01/notice_of_ability_to_rtw_not_n_1.html Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, an insurance carrier cannot just stop, or even change, payments of workers’ comp benefits. Any change made by the workers’ compensation insurance carrier in PA, without permission of the injured worker, or a Workers’... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2010-01-18T09:57:25-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2010/01/workers_compensation_settlemen_2.html From our blog, and our presence in the community, we receive many questions regarding workers’ compensation in Pennsylvania. Just recently, someone sent us an e-mail asking, “Is it a good idea to settle a case?” Like many aspects of law,... Workers Compensation Settlements Glenn Neiman 2010-01-13T10:55:18-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2009/12/pa_work_injury_timely_27_years_1.html Typically, in Pennsylvania, a workers’ compensation claim has two important time constraints – a period within which the injured worker must provide notice of the work injury to his or her employer (within 120 days), and a period within which... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2009-12-23T10:51:01-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationlawyerblog.com/2009/12/penalty_petition_can_be_filed_1.html When a violation of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act takes place, the proper avenue of relief is to file a Petition for Penalties. This Petition allows a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to assess a penalty of up to 50% of... Case Law Update Glenn Neiman 2009-12-14T09:41:10-05:00