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April 19, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2022 – Pennsylvania

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES John Bark v. Sooner Steel, LLC (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 540 C.D. 2021 Decided: March 21, 2022 Claimant riding home in a company truck was in the course and scope of employment based on an oral employment contract which included transportation. Background Claimant was a laborer for… read more

April 19, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2022 – Maryland

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES MD CASE SUMMARY United Parcel Service, et al. v. David Strothers In the Court of Special Appeals Filed: February 4, 2022 Establishing a hernia claim only requires a preponderance of the evidence, the same standard of proof as in other occupational disease claims. Background Claimant sustained an abdominal injury while using a… read more

April 19, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – April 2022 – Virginia

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES VA CASE SUMMARY Johnson v. General Dynamics Corp. Virginia Court of Appeals No. 0645-21-3 Decided: March 8, 2022 The first-aid doctrine does not allow a compensable consequence injury when the first injury was non-compensable, nor when the Claim for Benefits did not specifically include the negligent first-aid injury. Background Claimant’s wife brought… read more

March 21, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – March 2022 – Pennsylvania

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARIES PA CASE SUMMARIES Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center v. Colleen Drozda (WCAB) Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania No. 427 C.D. 2021 Decided: February 28, 2022 Even in the absence of medical testimony, a claimant can establish the work-relatedness of a cervical herniation based on obviousness. Background Claimant was assisting a patient when the… read more

March 21, 2022

eNotes: Workers’ Compensation – March 2022 – New Jersey

SIGNIFICANT CASE SUMMARY NJ CASE SUMMARY In the Matter of Thalia Tretsis Middlesex County Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division A-3683-19 Decided: February 15, 2022 A Functional Capacity Evaluation may be utilized by an employer as grounds for removal from a public position for inability to perform pre-injury job duties. Background Ms. Tretsis sustained… read more

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