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Commonwealth Court holds that Act 111, which implemented the new IRE provisions under § 306(a.3) of the Act, was not a substantive change of the law and could not be applied retroactively, absent a clear legislative intent to do so.

In this case, at the time of Act 111’s enactment in October of 2018, the employer had pending an appeal of a judge’s d What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of intere

As a matter of law, “crewmember” is interchangeable with “seaman” for purposes of Jones Act. Error in finding claimant entitled to Jones Act and WC benefits for same injury. Court affirms insurer cannot subrogate against its own insured.

The claimant worked as a shipwright for the employer, maintaining the U.S. What’s Hot in Workers’ Comp is prepared by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin to provide information on recent legal developments of intere