The latest edition of the “bible” of Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Practice & Procedure has always been a highly valued reference.
Found in the chambers of the Commonwealth court, in workers’ compensation judges’ hearing rooms, and on lawyers’ and adjusters’ desks across the state; in hard copy and on searchable CD-ROM, the starting point on any issue, the definitive source, this is it: the fabled “bible.”
Written by a carefully chosen team of claimants’ and defense counsel, and a judge, this book features:
Practice Tips
Comments offering cautionary notes and suggestions as to where the law may be headed
37 chapters, highlighting important elements of claims and steps in the adjudication process
Numerous handy charts
Handy and practical appendices, including three indexes: case names (cross-referenced under both parties), statutory, and subject matter
NEW appendix: simple graph for analyzing course and scope of employment issues
Appendix of Internet resources
Easy-to-follow tables summarizing facts and citations of cases on tricky issues
The entire book is on searchable CD-ROM as well as in hard copy.
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Summary of Contents
Part
One: Claims Law
Legislative
History and Amendments
Exclusive
Remedy and Principles of Immunity
Claim:
Jurisdiction, Notice, and Statute of Limitations
Claim:
Employment Relationship
Claim:
Definition of Injury
Claim:
Course and Scope of Employment
Claim:
Causal Relationship (“Related Thereto”)
Claim:
Exclusions
Occupational
Disease Claims
Procedures
to Obtain Benefits
Average
Weekly Wage
Wage
Loss Benefits and Overpayments
Specific
Loss Benefits
Offsets,
Credits, and Subrogation
Medical
Benefits
Utilization
Review Process
Reporting
Obligations, Employee Verifications, and Sanctions
Interest,
Costs, and Counsel Fees
Penalties
Third-Party
Subrogation
Child
Support, Judgments, Liens, Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Uninsured Employers
Heart
and Lung Act and Other Compensation Statutes
Part
Two: Change of Status
Section
A: Employer-Initiated Change
Physical
Examinations (IMEs), Expert Interviews, and Impairment Rating Evaluations
(IREs)
Supersedeas
and Supersedeas Fund Reimbursement
Termination
or Cessation of Benefits
Suspension
of Benefits
Modification
of Benefits
Employer
Petition to Review
Section
B: Employee-Initiated Change
Reinstatement
After Termination or Final Receipt
Reinstatement
After Modification or Suspension
Employee
Petition to Review
Section
C: Settlement
Settlement
Part
Three: Evidentiary Matters
General
Evidentiary Principles
Medical
Evidence
Part
Four: Practice Before the WCJ
Practice
Before the WCJ
Part
Five: Appellate Practice
Proceedings
Before the WCAB
Proceedings
Before the Appellate Courts
Part
Six: Appendices
Board,
Bureau, and Office of Adjudication Information and Personnel
WCJ Rules
WCAB Rules
Bureau Rules and Regulations
Act 57 Regulations, with Act 53 Amendments
Medical Cost Containment Regulations
Workers’ Compensation Rate Table
List of Current Workers’ Compensation Forms
Pennsylvania Heart and Lung Act
Hearing Loss: Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent
Impairment (4th Edition)
How to Order AMA’s Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent
Impairment, 6th Edition
Internet Resources for Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation
Practitioners
