The state Supreme Court has remanded the first mental-mental case to the Commonwealth Court for review under a new standard that many attorneys who spoke with the Law Weekly said represents a shift in an area of workers’ compensation law that has been increasingly difficult for claimants.
According to several attorneys, the high court’s decision last month in Payes v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board has changed the standard of reviewing mental-mental cases, and could potentially lead to more favorable outcomes for claimants seeking recovery for mental injuries caused by a psychological stimulus.
