• Essix Holdings, LLC v. Dengel

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0386

    Board properly found employer improperly withheld payments based on claimant's failure to return a completed form LIBC-760 because employer was not entitled to withhold initial payment on those grounds and Workers' Comensation Judge's penalty finding was appropriate. Affirmed.

  • Ambler Borough v. Gullo

    Publication Date: 2022-04-11
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Wallace
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-0402

    The Workers' Compensation Appeal Board properly affirmed a finding that claimant was not fully recovered from a work-related injury where that decision was supported by competent and credible medical expert testimony and employer simply glossed over the fact that it bore the burden of proof in its petition to terminate benefits. The commonwealth court affirmed.