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April 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2023 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Pennsylvania Case Summaries E. Appel v. GWC Warranty Corp. PA Commonwealth Court 824 C.D. 2021 Decided: March 17, 2023 Where a WCJ finds medical marijuana casually related to a work injury, the employer is required to reimburse the claimant for out of pocket expenses for the medical marijuana. Background Here, a WCJ… read more
April 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2023 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES Maryland Legislative Update Attorney’s fees now allows payment of counsel fees (Claimant counsel) in exceptional circumstances when there is no compensation due to the Claimant in a WCC Award. This existing COMAR regulation was modified, effective 4/3/23 in answer to the WCC’s recent concerns that counsel for claimants were not regularly representing… read more
April 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2023 – Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Schwechter v. DC. Dept. of Empl. Svcs. District of Columbia Court of Appeals No. 22-AA-007 Decided: January 5, 2023 D.C. Code § 32-1508(8), which deems settlements as final binding dispositions, does not permit modifying WCA lump-sum settlements. Background Claimant was injured while riding a bicycle during a work… read more
April 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2023 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Virginia Case Summary Tyreese Haynes v. Food Lion #1451 Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001526899 Decided March 14, 2023 A CRPS diagnosis was upheld as compensable even without objective symptoms. Background Claimant sustained an injury when a 300 pound pallet jack crushed his right foot. After years of treatment and “odd neuralgia like… read more
March 17, 2023
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – March 2023, Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES Washington, DC Case Summary Hughes-Turner v. Supercuts, Inc. DC Compensation Review Board CRB no. 20-025(R) February 3, 2023 The plain meaning of D.C. Code § 32-1505(b), which caps TTD and PPD benefits at 500 weeks, unambiguously applies in aggregate to both TTD and Non-Schedule PPD benefits. Background Claimant was paid 117.5 weeks… read more