Attorney Jerry Lehocky Served as Faculty for Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry Seminar
Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson attorney Jerry M. Lehocky served as faculty for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry program entitled "Workers' Compensation Roundtable: Reducing the Costs - How New Litigation Changes Benefit Employers and Claimants." Mr. Lehocky discussed the new changes to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act that were signed into law in November 2006, which included resolution hearing procedures, mandatory mediation and trial schedules, and a cap on attorneys’ fees.
Mr. Lehocky was instrumental in drafting the legislation’s actual language, meeting and negotiating with other interested groups, testifying before the Pennsylvania House Labor and Relations Committee and working with the Legislature to create the positive changes. This new law is the first “pro-worker” legislation enacted in over 30 years!
