David F Stern

January 18, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

“AMA's Approach to Impairment Rating Evaluations is Unconstitutional”—an article written by Samuel H. Pond and Andrew F. Ruder of Pond Lehocky Stern Giordano, published in The Legal Intelligencer on April 23, 2013. The title speaks for itself, but contained therein was an explanation that while the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (act) does not place limitations on the length of time an injured worker can receive ongoing wage loss benefits, it did establish an impairment rating system for individuals who had been receiving total disability benefits for a period of two years.

By David F. Stern and Taylor J. Cohen

9 minute read

February 09, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvania's workers' compensation statute is designed to protect workers who are injured, killed or disabled in the course of employment. With its origin dating back to 1915, the statute and accompanying administrative legal system has continuously adapted in an attempt to protect the ever-evolving Pennsylvania workforce.

By David F. Stern and Taylor J. Cohen

16 minute read

June 26, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Imagine the following hypothetical: It is 10 a.m. and an employee limps into his supervisor`s office, bleeding profusely from his hand. The employee informs the supervisor that he accidentally caught his hand in a dangerous piece of machinery at his workstation. The employee is immediately sent to the emergency room, where he receives 15 stitches and is informed that the laceration caused severe nerve damage to his hand. Additionally, per company policy, the employee submits to a post-accident drug screen.

By David F. Stern

8 minute read