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June 28, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Pennsylvania

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Brian Temme Tree Serv. v. Ecott Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 601 C.D. 2021, LEXIS 197 Decided: March 10, 2022 A WCJ may not opine on what constitutes an adequate IRE if no evidence is submitting addressing the IRE. Background Employer sought to alter

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eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – New Jersey

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES NJ CASE SUMMARY Applied Underwriters Captive Risk Assur. Co. v. N.J. Dep’t of Banking & Ins. New Jersey Superior Court 2022 N.J. Super. LEXIS 53 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 27, 2022). Decided: April 27, 2022 Section 20 of the Non-Admitted Insurers Act provides discretion to

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eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Washington, DC

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES DC CASE SUMMARY Latonya Lee v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, et al. DC Court of Appeals No. 21-AA-0130 Decided: May 26, 2022 An injury occurred in the course of employment while being paid to walk from one work location to another to retrieve her personal vehicle,

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eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – June 2022 – Virginia

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Douglas v. Eastern Shore Rural Health Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission VA00001286118 Decided: April 13, 2022 The statute of limitations did not bar a claim when Claimant previously filled out Part A only, and the carrier paid benefits. Background Claimant filed a Claim for Benefits

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