By order issued on June 27, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied the injured worker’s petition for allowance of appeal, ending litigation that addressed the manner in which so-called “medical only” workers’ compensation claims are to be administered following the payment of temporary disability benefits.

The final ruling in Raymour & Flanigan v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Obeid), 264 A.3d 817 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2021), establishes a logical protocol for the administration of “medical only” claims while reinvigorating policy considerations that prompted the enactment of the “medical only” regime nearly 20 years ago.

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