While most employees in PA are covered by the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, there are some who are not. One group of employees not covered under Pennsylvania’s system are workers employed by the United States Government. Federal employees are instead covered by the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), administered by…
We have learned over the years that one cannot run from technology. Anything that helps us connect better with our community, and with injured workers, is something we will embrace. In that spirit, we are now on Twitter (@GlennNeiman). This will enable us to post quick tidbits ahead of our…
Limiting our practice to PA workers’ comp cases, we see all kinds of injured workers, necks, backs, knees, elbows, wrists, ankles, shoulders . . . you name it. One thing that is consistent, unfortunately, is pain. And, a new study says an injured worker may find some relief in an…
We were recently asked by an injured PA worker, and not for the first time, “Why is my employer making me see another doctor if I am already being treated by the doctor my employer sent me to?” The answer to the question requires that we look at two different…
The injured worker in Pennsylvania already has enough to worry about. Is my back injury a bulging or herniated disc? Is the nerve root involved (called “radiculitis” or “radiculopathy”)? Now, the injured worker in PA, and throughout the Country, has to worry about whether the treatment for his or her…
The internet is a competitive arena for many things, including legal information. There are excellent resources all across the World Wide Web for various workers’ compensation issues, including Pennsylvania workers’ comp matters. That is why we take true pleasure and appreciation in again being selected by LexisNexis as one of…
Once workers’ compensation benefits in PA are started, usually by issuance of a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP), under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, generally a workers’ comp insurance carrier cannot stop the payment of such benefits without a Supplemental Agreement, a Notice of Benefits Offset or a judicial order.…
It has certainly been a busy time for Workers’ Compensation Judges (WCJs) in Pennsylvania. We just recently discussed filling the vacancy in the Allentown Workers’ Compensation Hearing Office, and now we have learned of three additional WCJs on the move. Leaving the bench will be The Honorable Nancy Goodwin, who…
Since our main office is located in Bucks County, PA, we decided it would be nice for us to be a good corporate citizen to the area. To that end, Brilliant & Neiman LLC is proud to announce that we have joined Adopt-A-Highway and have specifically adopted an area on…
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, in Section 306(b)(3), requires that an insurance carrier provide notice (in the form of a “Notice of Ability to Return to Work”) to an injured worker when the carrier receives information that the injured worker is able to work in any capacity. This notice is…