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Appellate Division finds that paid status during a break does not mandate workers’ compensation coverage and affirmed the dismissal of the claim.
The petitioner appealed the dismissal of her workers’ compensation claim. She was working for the respondent as a dispatcher, and on her meal break in October 2018, she was rear-ended.
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Excluding counsel fees from payment of future medical benefits based on future medical expenses as speculative is contrary to Sec. 306(f.1)(7) of the Act, which prohibits provider from billing claimant for any costs relating to care under the Act.
In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted in part and denied in part the claimant’s Petition to Review. The judge also approved a 20% Fee Agreement between the claimant and her counsel, but as to indemnity benefits only.
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Under Section 440 of the Act, an unreasonable contest will always result in an award of attorney’s fees and a reasonable contest may result in an attorney’s fee award.
In this case, a workers’ compensation judge granted a Claim Petition and ordered payment of benefits for a September 17, 2020, work injury, but only through June 24, 2021, at which time, the judge found that the claimant had fully recovered from t
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Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the Pennsylvania Department of Education
PDE Publishes 2022–2023 Report of Expenditures Relating to Exceptional Pennsylvania Students
Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024
Legal Update for Special Education Law – Updates from the U.S. Department of Education
Newly Released Title IX Protections
Legal Update for Special Education Law – May 2024
Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - RESULTS & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP*
LAWYERS’ PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY RESULTS
LAWYERS’ PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of in
Law Firm Breakups
Law firm breakups are fraught with the potential for attorney misconduct. Attorneys who determine they can no longer work together will often take the additional step of accusing one another of inappropriate conduct.
Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of in
FTC’s Final Rule Banning Noncompete Agreements: What You Need to Know
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule, with a 3-2 decision, which will ban noncompete agreements in the United States.
Legal Updates for Employment Law