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Automatic 50% offset for SS retirement benefits under §204(a) doesn’t violate equal protection clause of U.S. and PA Constitutions; non-work-related factors not part of §306(b)(2)’s requisite that residual productive skill be reflected in earning power.

Following the claimant’s work injuries, the employer filed a petition to terminate benefits for a portion of the injuries and a modification petition based on a Labor Market Survey/Earning Capacity Evaluation. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

2022 Cyber Forecast: Ever-Increasing Data Breaches and Ransomware Attacks

Released earlier this month, the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) 2021 Annual Data Breach Report found that data breaches have increased by 68% in just one year. Over 1,800 breaches were reported in 2021. Legal Updates for Privacy and Data Security – January 27, 2022, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.

What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp – Special PA Alert

The Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers Compensation has revised the Notification of Suspension or Modification (LIBC-751) to comply with Act 95 of 2021, that was signed into law by Governor Wolf on December 22, 2021. What's Hot in Workers' Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of interest to our readers.

Proposed Changes to Florida’s Statutes of Limitations and Repose Would Greatly Impact Construction Defect Litigation

A new bill has been proposed in the Florida Legislature that would amend the statutes of limitations and repose greatly impacting construction defect litigation.  Legal Update for Construction Litigation – January 11, 2022, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.

Application of assumption-of-risk and waiver-of-liability clauses in member agreement upheld regarding slip and fall, and denial of oral attempt to amend pleading to add claim for gross negligence affirmed.

The plaintiff alleged that as she was leaving class at a hot yoga studio, she slipped and fell on sweat on the floor. Case Law Alerts, 1st Quarter, January 2022 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent developm