Termination of Benefits
To Apply or Not Apply? Recent Developments in Labor Market Surveys
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Commonwealth Court, Termination of Benefits, Vocational Experts, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on To Apply or Not Apply? Recent Developments in Labor Market Surveys
23rd Apr 2018
By: Douglas A. Williams In Pennsylvania, when an injured worker receives workers’ compensation benefits, the insurance carrier may require the injured worker to meet with a vocational “expert.” After the meeting, the vocational expert will prepare a “labor market survey.” …
A Workers’ Late Notice of the Employer’s Uninsured Status Limits Both Medical and Wage Loss Benefits
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, Medical Benefits, PA Commonwealth Court, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on A Workers’ Late Notice of the Employer’s Uninsured Status Limits Both Medical and Wage Loss Benefits
16th Jun 2016
By: Sandra Weigel Kokal In a recent Commonwealth Court Case, the Court held that if an injured worker fails to notify the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund (Fund) within 45 days after the injured worker knows that the employer does not …
Who Decides if a Doctor is Lying?
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Commonwealth Court, PA Supreme Court, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Who Decides if a Doctor is Lying?
12th Apr 2016
By: Thomas C. Baumann Recently, Abes Baumann argued a case before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court regarding credibility determinations for physicians who perform Impairment Rating Evaluations. In the case of Rhodes vs.WCAB, Tom Baumann argued that the Workers’ Compensation Judge was …
Impairment Rating Evaluations (Will Supreme Court Rule on their Fairness)
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Commonwealth Court, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Impairment Rating Evaluations (Will Supreme Court Rule on their Fairness)
11th Jan 2016
By: Thomas C. Baumann As noted in my last blog entry, many injured workers in Pennsylvania receiving Worker’s Compensation benefits are obligated to undergo an impairment rating evaluation after they have received 104 weeks of total disability benefits. When the Pennsylvania …
Impairment Rating Evaluations (Insurance Company Cutting Your Benefits)
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Comp 101, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Impairment Rating Evaluations (Insurance Company Cutting Your Benefits)
10th Nov 2015
Even if you win your case, Workers’ Compensation Benefits are not a lifetime guarantee. The insurance company may try to limit your benefits with the Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE). An IRE is a physical examination. A doctor determines your level …
Abes Baumann Attorney Argues to Commonwealth Court
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Abes Baumann Attorney Argues to Commonwealth Court
15th May 2015
Recently, the law firm of Abes Baumann participated in an en banc argument before the Commonwealth Court involving a challenge to the constitutionality of a portion of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. In the case of Protz vs. WCAB, Tom Baumann …
Independent Medical Examinations
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Independent Medical Examinations
9th Jan 2015
Many recipients of Workers’ Compensation benefits will be required to submit from time to time to a so-called Independent Medical Examination with a physician selected by the Employer/Insurance Carrier. Injured workers should understand that the examinations are in no way …
Workers’ Compensation and Pension Benefits
By : Eric Abes | Category : Blog, Termination of Benefits, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Workers’ Compensation and Pension Benefits
13th Nov 2014
If you receive both workers’ compensation benefits and pension benefits, it’s likely that your employer began reducing your compensation benefits when you started receiving pension benefits. If so, it’s entirely possible that your employer has been taking MORE of a …
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: “A job must be open and available to count in a Labor Market Survey.”
By : Thomas Baumann | Category : Blog, Court Decisions, PA Supreme Court, Termination of Benefits, Vocational Experts, Workers' Compensation | Comments Off on Pennsylvania Supreme Court: “A job must be open and available to count in a Labor Market Survey.”
26th Feb 2014
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has recently issued a ruling that will help injured workers who are faced with labor market surveys by a vocational expert hired by the workers compensation carrier. In Phoenixville Hosp. v. Workers’ Comp. Appeal Bd., 81 …