http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/ Published by Martin, Banks, Pond, Lehocky & Wilson en-us 2010-01-20T14:51:59-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2010/01/maximum_benefit_rate_announced.html The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has announced that the maximum workers' compensation benefit rate for an injury that occurs in 2010 will be $845.00 per week. The maximum rate for a 2009 injury is $836.00, making this one... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2010-01-20T14:51:59-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2010/01/martin_banks_hosts_annual_bloo.html Martin Banks Pond Lehocky & Wilson will sponsor a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 from 9 am - 3 pm. The Blood Drive will take place on the 19th Floor of our building... attorney news paworkinjuryblog-1 2010-01-07T10:37:20-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/11/social_security_hearings_backl.html Commissioner of Social Security, Michael J. Astrue, recently announced that the agency has ended the year with fewer disability hearings pending than in the prior year. Social Security ended fiscal year (FY) 2009 with 722,822 hearings pending compared to 760,813... social security law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-11-11T08:17:50-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/10/prompt_passage_of_economic_rec.html Law Does Not Provide for a Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment for 2010 Since the Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) went into effect in 1975, this will be the first year that there is no automatic adjustment. Social Security and Supplemental Security Income... social security law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-10-28T11:30:01-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/10/concurrent_employment_1.html Ostrawski v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (UPMC Braddock Hospital) In determining whether a claimant is entitled to include wages earned with a concurrent employer in an average weekly wage the following factors should be examined: the period of employment preceding... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-10-22T07:13:45-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/10/abnormal_working_conditions.html McLaurin v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (SEPTA) The Commonwealth Court upheld a workers’ compensation judge’s finding that a bus driver who was accosted by several hooded young men with guns was not exposed to abnormal working conditions. The employer presented... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-10-14T10:36:20-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/10/employer_responsible_for_payin.html In a decision filed on September 2, 2009, the Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer is responsible for paying for repairs to an injured workers' home due to substandard construction when that original construction was necessitated by claimant's work injury.... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-10-07T14:52:10-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/09/modification_based_on_a_specif.html The claimant in this case, World Kitchen, Inc. v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Rideout) returned to work for the employer in a 40-hour a week position in which she was to earn slightly less than her pre-injury earnings. However, she... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-09-30T09:45:52-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/09/bureau_of_workers_compensation.html The Court and Administrative Proceeding Interpreter Certification Law provides for Administrative Agencies, including the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, to provide language interpreters (including sign language) when required by a claimant at a hearing. The cost of the interpreter is paid... workers' comp law paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-09-23T09:37:09-05:00 http://www.paworkinjuryblog.com/2009/07/martin_banks_pond_lehocky_and.html Martin Banks Pond Lehocky & Wilson will sponsor a Blood Drive for the American Red Cross on Friday, August 7, 2009 from 9 am - 3 pm. The Blood Drive will take place on the 19th Floor of our building... attorney news paworkinjuryblog-1 2009-07-14T15:59:10-05:00