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September 27, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – September 2022 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Patrick Spevak v. Montgomery County, Maryland No., 44, September Term 2021, In the Court of Appeals Filed: August 15, 2022 The Court of Appeals held that permanent partial disability benefits and government service-connected total disability retirement benefits are “similar benefits” under Md. Code (1991, 2016 Repl. Vol., 2021 Supp.),… read more
September 27, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – September 2022 – Washington, DC
SIGNIFICANT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE DC Passes Emergency Legislation for Workers’ Comp ‘Parity’ Resolution Lawmakers introduced a Resolution, which proposes to amend DC workers’ compensation so that a claimant may receive benefits under the DC comp system even if they have already received benefits in a different jurisdiction. Up until now, the Act has been strictly interpreted… read more
September 27, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – September 2022 – Virginia
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Bryant v. Leidos Holdings, Inc. Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA02000032924 Decided: September 9, 2022 Background Claimant lived in Virginia, and was hired by Leidos Holdings – a publicly traded subsidiary of Lockheed Martin – to service a client in Maryland. Claimant commuted from his Virginia home to a Maryland… read more
August 24, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – August 2022 – Pennsylvania
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARY Ralph Martin Construction and Lackawanna American Insurance Co., v. Miguel Castaneda-Escobar (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 341 C.D. 2021 Decided: August 1, 2022 While the Act requires payment for orthopedic appliances, an employer is not obligated to contribute to the purchase of a new home, even if the… read more
August 24, 2022
eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – August 2022 – Maryland
SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY Conley v. Trumbull Insurance Company and Mars Supermarkets, Inc. In the Court of Special Appeals- Unreported Filed: July 18, 2022 The carrier does not waive its right to recoup its lien in a related third party action when the carrier does not expressly preserve its statutory lien in the… read more