Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp Ban on Self-Referrals Does Not Apply to Pharmacies June 17, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The anti-referral provision in Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law does not prevent a provider from referring a patient to a pharmacy...
Workers’ Compensation Costs Running High in Pennsylvania: WCRI June 9, 2026 Total workers’ compensation costs per claim in Pennsylvania are high relative to other states included in a recent study from...
Pennsylvania Approves 1.2% Workers’ Compensation Costs Reduction April 14, 2026 Pennsylvania regulators have approved a decrease of 1.22% in loss costs for workers’ compensation insurance effective April 1. New or...
Sole Proprietor Need Not Notify Insurer of Injury by Deadline for Workers’ Compensation March 31, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has concluded that an individual who is the sole owner and employee of a business is...
Philadelphia Police Officer Wins Delayed Workers’ Compensation Claim for PTSD August 15, 2025 By Andrew G. Simpson A Philadelphia police officer who was severely beaten by a robbery suspect in 2017 has won his right to add...
Pennsylvania Approves Workers’ Compensation Loss Costs Drop of 8.67% April 11, 2025 The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) has approved a workers’ compensation filing with an 8.67% reduction in loss costs. New or...
Pennsylvania High Court to Decide If Workers’ Compensation Covers CBD Oil May 3, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A veteran Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney will soon have a chance to argue before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that his...
Pennsylvania’s 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Cut Takes Effect in April February 5, 2024 Pennsylvania workers’ compensation rates will be going down for employers beginning April 1. Insurance Commissioner Mike Humphreys on January 23...
In Pennsylvania, Workers’ Compensation Now Pays for CBD Oil Treatment November 17, 2023 Eight months after it ruled that medical marijuana is covered under workers’ compensation, a Pennsylvania appeals court has concluded that...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party: Pennsylvania High Court April 20, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...