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Understanding Senate Bill 1232: Streamlining Workers’ Comp Wage Payments with Direct Deposit in Pennsylvania

In an effort to streamline payment of Pennsylvania workers’ compensation wage loss benefits, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1232 into law on October 29, 2024. Senate Bill 1232 amends Section 308 ...

New Castle Workers’ Compensation Attorney Joseph A. George Explains How Pre-Existing Conditions Are Covered Under Pennsylvania Law

NEW CASTLE, PA - Workers with pre-existing health conditions who experience workplace injuries may still qualify for ...

After Commonwealth Court’s 'Parrish' Decision, Workers’ Comp Insurer Insolvencies Will Likely Hit Injured Workers Especially Hard

In its recent decision in Parrish v. Yeager Supply (Workers' Compensation Appeal Board), the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ...
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Top 10 Developments in Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation in 2025

1. Pennsylvania Supreme Court holds that the compensation rate for specific loss benefits is controlled by Section 306(c) of the Act, not Section 306(a) Jennifer Jackiw v. Soft Pretzel Franchise, 329 ...
Law

Insurers Should Be Required to Send EOBs to Injured Workers and Their Counsel

In ordinary health care interactions outside the workers’ compensation system, patients receive EOBs and can advocate for themselves. Therefore, within the system, workers’ compensation judges (WCJs) ...
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Workers’ Compensation Representation Grows in Reading and Exeter with Lowenthal & Abrams Tackling Job Injury Claims in PA

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C., a Philadelphia-based law firm, has expanded its workers’ compensation legal services into Reading and Exeter, ...
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Summit Expands Workers’ Compensation Coverage to Delaware and Pennsylvania

LAKELAND, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Summit, a leading superregional provider of workers’ compensation insurance services, is pleased to announce the expansion of its coverage into Delaware and ...