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Workers Locked Out of Jobs at Greco Steel Products
Workers Locked Out of Jobs at Greco Steel Products

Labor Landscape Workers are still being locked out of their jobs at Greco Steel’s Springdale, Pa., headquarters as some employees continued their yearlong struggle for a contract with the company.  Nine of the company’s 16 […]
Seeing 2 Babies Die after Unsuccessful CPR Attempts Supports Pa. Firefighter’s Claim
Seeing 2 Babies Die after Unsuccessful CPR Attempts Supports Pa. Firefighter’s Claim

Case File Although performing CPR on people, including children, who might not pull through isn't beyond what a firefighter might expect on the job, witnessing the deaths of two babies in a 16-month period following […]
Did Flooding Justify Employer’s Late Response to Workers’ Comp Claim?
Did Flooding Justify Employer’s Late Response to Workers’ Comp Claim?

What Do You Think? Employers in Pennsylvania must file an answer to a workers’ compensation claim within 20 days of receiving it. But what happens when weather or some other event outside of the employer’s […]
Could Traveling Employee who Sometimes went to Pa. Office File Workers’ Comp Claim There?
Could Traveling Employee who Sometimes went to Pa. Office File Workers’ Comp Claim There?

What Do You Think? Employees generally must file for workers’ compensation in the state where their employer is located and where they work. But what if the employee sometimes works in the office and sometimes […]
3 Dead, 2 Injured in Rural Pa. Police Shooting
3 Dead, 2 Injured in Rural Pa. Police Shooting

Safety at Work North Codorus, PA (WorkersCompensation.com) – Three police officers are dead after an armed man in camouflage lurking in the nearby cornfield opened fire on them. Two other officers were injured in the […]
Penn State Shows that Worker had Chance to Work at Planet Fitness for Modification Petition
Penn State Shows that Worker had Chance to Work at Planet Fitness for Modification Petition

Case File Penn State's identifying an open an available job within a worker's vocational and physical capabilities demonstrated an increase in the worker's earning power. Simply Research subscribers have access to the full text of […]
Pennsylvania’s Exclusivity Rule
Pennsylvania’s Exclusivity Rule

State Snapshot BASIC RULE  Worker’s compensation is the sole remedy for employees who suffer injuries in the course of employment. 77 P.S. § 481(a).  This means that the employee (or, if he dies, his dependents) […]
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Reference Chart for Adjusters, Produced by AI
Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Law Reference Chart for Adjusters, Produced by AI

Legal Foundation Coverage & Eligibility Category Details Who is Covered Most employees, including full-time, part-time, and seasonal workers Exclusions Independent contractors, casual employees, certain agricultural/domestic workers Notice Requirement Injury must be reported to employer within […]