From the Desk of Adam K. Levin, Esq. (PA workers’ comp attorney) When seeking to suspend a Claimant’s PA work comp benefits, an employer is not entitled to rely on the employee’s failure to seek work to prove a voluntary retirement from the workforce unless the employer proves thatthe injured worker voluntarily retired. Keene v. […]
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The Greensboro News & Record (6/24, Binker) reported on its “Capital Beat” blog that North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue vetoed a medical malpractice bill she said must be “revised to adequately protect those that are catastrophically injured.” Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger called the move “a severe blow.” Berger argued that “the legislature passed […]
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On its front page, the New York Times (6/13, Glaberson, Subscription Publication) reports on “a new way of handling medical malpractice suits,” known as “judge-directed negotiation,” which “is seen by the Obama administration as offering states a way to curb liability expenses that have sharply increased health care costs nationally. Getting judges involved earlier, more […]
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