Andrew F Ruder

October 05, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

In the Pennsylvania workers' compensation system, judges rarely allow claimants' attorneys to take the depositions of claims adjusters. In my experience and that of my colleagues, approximately 90% of requests for depositions of adjusters are denied.

By Samuel H. Pond, Andrew F. Ruder and Keld R. Wenge

9 minute read

July 08, 2021 | The Legal Intelligencer

Workers' compensation benefits are typically limited to wage-loss benefits if there is a loss of earnings due to a work injury and payment of all medical treatment that is reasonable, necessary and causally related to the injury.

By Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

July 16, 2020 | The Legal Intelligencer

If you contract COVID-19 due to exposure at the workplace, it is imperative that you provide notice to your employer within 120 days of contracting the virus.

By Andrew F. Ruder

3 minute read

October 09, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

In certain circumstances, injured workers also sustain permanent disfigurement as a direct result of a work injury, leaving them with constant reminders of the trauma they endured years after their treatment has ended.

By Andrew F. Ruder

4 minute read

February 04, 2019 | FC&S Insurance

Here, the author writes, although employers and insurance adjusters often advise injured workers that they must abide by this “90-day rule,” this mandate could not be farther from the truth. In fact, one could reasonably argue that speaking this untruth to an injured worker constitutes fraud.

By Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

January 31, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Although employers and insurance adjusters often advise injured workers that they must abide by this “90-day rule,” this mandate could not be farther from the truth. In fact, one could reasonably argue that speaking this untruth to an injured worker constitutes fraud.

By Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

April 04, 2018 | FC&S Insurance

Once an insurance carrier is notified of a work injury, it is required by law to promptly investigate the injury and determine whether the claim is compensable…

By Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

March 29, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Once an insurance carrier is notified of a work injury, it is required by law to promptly investigate the injury and determine whether the claim is compensable within 21 days under Section 406.1 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.

By Andrew F. Ruder

6 minute read

June 04, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

Your hands: you use them to hold a pen, type on a computer and drive a car. You use them to grasp a hammer, eat a meal and brush your teeth.

By Andrew F. Ruder

7 minute read

July 28, 2015 | The Legal Intelligencer

In defending a claim for workers' compensation benefits, the employer is entitled to compel the injured worker to undergo a physical examination under Section 314 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.

By Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder

5 minute read