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Do Workers' Comp Benefits Apply When Employees WFH (Work From Home)?

The impacts of COVID are undeniable. Chief among them has been the proliferation of a...

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits FAQs for 2021

Understanding Workers Compensation If you sustain a job injury or a work-related illness, the Pennsylvania...

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Does Workers’ Comp Cover Coronavirus?

If you contract COVID-19 at work, you may have a compensable Pennsylvania workers’ comp (WC)...

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Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim

Have you suffered a wage loss as a result of accident or work injury? Our...

Has Chen Changed the Face of Subrogation in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Matters?

November 7, 2017 By Thomas E. Panzer The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act allows an employer...

FAQs for Employers on Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Benefits

October 25, 2017 By Thomas E. Panzer Based upon the Pennsylvania Statewide Average Weekly Wage,...

Workers’ Compensation in PA: Who Has Control Over the Work

October 11, 2017 By Thomas E. Panzer There is no bright line rule to determine...

Differences Between Employees and Independent Contractors for Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation

October 4, 2017 By Thomas E. Panzer Any claimant who has filed a Claim Petition...

Subrogation: The Lien is Absolute (or Is It…)

November 17, 2016 By Thomas E. Panzer Employers and their Workers’ Compensation Insurance Carriers (“Employer”)...

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Independent Contractor Doctrine Affirmed

August 5, 2016 By: Thomas E. Panzer The High Swartz workers’ compensation defense group recently...