The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Gina Passarella Cipriani | February 14, 2019
The National Law Journal is now accepting submissions for its prestigious Elite Trial Lawyers awards, which honor the best work being done on behalf of plaintiffs.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | February 5, 2019
The employment law implications of medical marijuana are rapidly evolving. The recent decision in Parrotta v. PECO Energy, addresses an employee's self-diagnosed use of “medical” marijuana along with a number of other practical ADA and FMLA issues.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Andrew F. Ruder | January 31, 2019
Although employers and insurance adjusters often advise injured workers that they must abide by this “90-day rule,” this mandate could not be farther from the truth. In fact, one could reasonably argue that speaking this untruth to an injured worker constitutes fraud.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Stephanie K. Rawitt | January 24, 2019
Employment law issues in 2019 will mirror those of 2018. The past 12 to 18 months have brought a maelstrom of public attention to employment-related issues, including sexual harassment, structural inequity and disability as well as other workplace accommodations.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Brian Dunstone | January 17, 2019
“A statutory employer is a master who is not a contractual or common law one, but is made one by the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.”
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | January 4, 2019
In focusing on suggested resolutions for the practice of workers' compensation, it quickly becomes apparent that some resolutions are timeless. While some of the suggestions below have been addressed in this space in the past, they still pose the same challenges now as then, and bear repeating.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | November 1, 2018
Last week, Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Act 111 of 2018 which sought to address the concerns of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in Protz v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area School District), which had invalidated the section of the Workers' Compensation Act pertaining to Impairment Rating Evaluations as unconstitutional.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Anthony Natale III | October 29, 2018
The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act (the act) is a complex piece of legislation compared to general law and has become somewhat of a niche practice. Compensation claims made by professional athletes are covered under the act but the litigation of those claims is far from mundane.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Zachary M. Rubinich | October 26, 2018
Historically, employees either drove or commuted into work five days a week. As the digital age has advanced, remote work has become a standard practice for many companies in various types of industries.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Lucas J. Csovelak | October 25, 2018
In the aftermath of a contentious allegation of a work-related injury, the relationship between an employer and injured worker, in many instances, inevitably deteriorates during the course of litigation.
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