October 13, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer
We Seem to Be Back to the Future With 'Medical Only' Work Injury ClaimsOn Aug. 16, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued an opinion clarifying the manner in which the so-called "medical only" workers' compensation claim is to be administered following the employer's temporary acceptance of the subject work injury.
By Andrew E. Greenberg
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September 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer
Seeking Access to the Workers' Compensation Claims FileIn the Aug. 2, 2016, article titled, "What Falls Under 'Privileged' in Workers' Comp Cases," the authors presume to compare the statutorily based process of administering Pennsylvania workers' compensation claims to political/economic doctrines espoused by early American politicians Alexander Hamilton and Andrew Jackson. In doing so, they suggest that the inherent "privileges" or financial and social advantages enjoyed by the affluent class of colonial America are the moral or legal equivalent of the evidentiary concept of "privileged communication" in the context of personal injury litigation.
By Andrew E. Greenberg
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August 03, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Understanding Bias in Workers' Comp Medical ExamsThe reality of workers' compensation life is that "bias" is rampant in the system–-especially when it comes to medical proof presented in litigated matters.
By Andrew E. Greenberg
9 minute read
August 03, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer
Understanding Bias in Workers' Comp Medical ExamsThe reality of workers' compensation life is that "bias" is rampant in the system–-especially when it comes to medical proof presented in litigated matters.
By Andrew E. Greenberg
9 minute read
March 08, 2004 | The Legal Intelligencer
Reviewing Review PetitionsOn September 16, 2003, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania granted allocatur in Jeanes Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 819 A.2d 131(Pa. Commw. 2003), in order to determine whether a review petition is the proper instrument to file ...
By Andrew E. Greenberg Special to the Law Weekly
9 minute read
November 17, 2003 | The Legal Intelligencer
A Legal 'Salad'On June 24, 1996, pro-business groups in Pennsylvania took satisfaction in knowing that three years of workers' compensation reform efforts had culminated in the effective date of "Act 57" remedial legislation designed to reduce the cost of ...
By Andrew E. Greenberg Special to the Law Weekly
11 minute read
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