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THOMAS, THOMAS & HAFER, LLP INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR 16TH ANNUAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION CONFERENCE: “The Opioid Crisis in Pennsylvania: What it is, How it Affects Your Claims and Suggested Strategies for Successful Claims Management” Friday morning, September 28, 2018 West Shore Country Club, 100 Brentwater Rd., Camp Hill, PA Topics we will… read more

SIGNIFICANT PENNSYLVANIA CASE SUMMARIES City of Pittsburgh v. W.C.A.B. (Flaherty), No 29 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2018) (June 1, 2018) By: Anthony J. Gabriel, Esquire · Volunteer Firefighter Presumption of Causation · Statutory Notice Background Claimant, an active firefighter of 16 years for Employer, noticed a lump on her breast in August of 2004. Claimant… read more

SUPER LAWYERS AT TT&H We are proud to announce that a number of our attorneys received recognition in the most recent Super Lawyers issue. Super Lawyers James J. Dodd-o Daniel L. Grill Edward H. Jordan, Jr. Louis C. Long R. Burke McLemore, Jr. Paul A. Pauciulo Mark J. Powell Peter J. Speaker James F. Swartz,… read more

Sedgwick Claims Management Services v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, Fee Review Hearing Office (Piszel and Bucks County Pain Center), No. 1033 C.D. 2017 (Pa. Cmwlth. April 11, 2018) By: Anthony J. Gabriel, Esquire Chiropractors are not entitled to bill workers’ compensation insurers separately for an office visit in addition to the usual treatment when there… read more

Legislative Update Drug formulary bill passed in Senate: vetoed by Governor Wolf. S.B. 936 would have required the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to adopt a nationally recognized, evidence-based prescription drug formulary for the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Program, appropriate for resolving issues related to drugs prescribed for or related to the treatment of work-related… read more