Philadelphia Police Officer Wins Delayed Workers’ Compensation Claim for PTSD August 15, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia police officer who was severely beaten by a robbery suspect in 2017 has won his right to add...
Pennsylvania Approves Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Drop of 8.67% April 11, 2025 The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) has approved a workers’ compensation filing with an 8.67% reduction in loss costs. New or...
Pennsylvania High Court to Decide If Workers’ Compensation Covers CBD Oil May 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A veteran Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney will soon have a chance to argue before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that his...
Pennsylvania’s 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Cut Takes Effect in April February 5, 2024 Pennsylvania workers’ compensation rates will be going down for employers beginning April 1. Insurance Commissioner Mike Humphreys on January 23...
In Pennsylvania, Workers’ Compensation Now Pays for CBD Oil Treatment November 17, 2023 Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court April 20, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...
Workers’ Compensation Must Reimburse for Medical Marijuana Costs in Pennsylvania March 21, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Injured workers in Pennsylvania are entitled to be reimbursed for medical marijuana costs under the state’s workers’ compensation law. The...
Workers’ Compensation Pays for Home Modifications. What About a New Home? August 4, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law authorizes modifications to a home to accommodate an injured employee’s needs. It also may require paying...
Pennsylvania Approves 6.25% Workers’ Compensation Cost Cut April 7, 2022 Workers’ compensation costs for employers in Pennsylvania are going down for the sixth straight year. Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys...
Pennsylvania OKs Average Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Decrease of 0.9% February 12, 2016 The Pennsylvania Compensation Rating Bureau (PCRB) said the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has approved PCRB’s filing which calls for an overall...