For Immediate Release: Dethlefs Pykosh and Murphy is pleased to announce Maura B. Mundy has been voted by the people, Harrisburg Magazine's Simply the Best Workers' Compensation attorney. Congratulations for your hard work, Maura! And a sincere thank you to everyone who voted for Maura Mundy and...
Workers’ Compensation Case Update
Impairment Rating Evaluation Update: Clarifying the Intent and Effect of Act 111 In 2017, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Protz v. WCAB (Derry Area School District), 161 A.3d 827 (Pa. 2017) (Protz II), found the provisions of Section 306 (a.2) of the Workers’ Compensation Act, relating to...
Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Act
Attorneys Christopher Gleeson and Brett Flower recently obtained a favorable result on Preliminary Objections they filed in a personal injury case. Plaintiff had initially filed against several parties for recovery of damages due to a workplace injury which occurred several years prior. However,...
New Guidelines to Address Opioid Use in Workers’ Compensation Claims
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently issued prescribing guidelines for the use of opioids in workers’ compensation claims, as well as guidelines for pediatric patients, and particular types of medical providers, such as dentists. As has been extensively publicized recently, the widespread use...
Impairment Rating Evaluations in Workers’ Compensation
They're Back (As if They Ever Really Went Away) As part of the Act 57 amendments to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act implemented in 1996, the legislature created a procedure outlined in Section 306 (a.2) called an Impairment Rating Evaluation (IRE). These provisions allowed an employer...
Exclusivity of the Workers’ Compensation Act
Dethlefs Pykosh & Murphy obtained a favorable result on Preliminary Objections we filed in a personal injury case. Plaintiff had initially filed against several parties for recovery of damages due to a workplace injury which occurred several years prior. However, Plaintiff had already...