Practice Highlights
- Providing legal advice regarding administration of claims, loss prevention, third party subrogation liens, and contract language
- Handling all phases of litigation from the Workers’ Compensation Judge level through all appellate boards and courts
- Available for seminars and training regarding workers' compensation issues
Practice News
Events
- June 11, 2020
Publications
- December 22, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
Workers' Compensation
Lawyers in the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group provide a broad range of legal services to, and aggressive representation of, employers, insurance carriers, third-party administrators and insurance brokers regarding the defense of workers’ compensation matters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In addition to the more traditional defense of workers’ compensation claims related to compensability and disability issues, our lawyers provide legal advice regarding administration of claims, loss prevention, third-party subrogation liens, establishment of safety programs, union negotiations and contract language.
We handle all phases of litigation from the Workers’ Compensation Judge level through all appellate boards and courts. Our workers’ compensation team includes lawyers with expertise in hearing loss claims and occupational disease claims. We have become active in reviewing and commenting upon proposed rules, regulations and legislation in the workers’ compensation area to ensure that our clients’ views are heard. We are also available for seminars regarding Workers’ Compensation Act amendments, case law updates, regulations, administrative procedures and general handling of compensation matters.
It is our philosophy to provide the highest quality legal representation in workers’ compensation matters efficiently, thoroughly and for the lowest possible cost to our clients. Working closely with in-house staff, third party administrators and insurers, we offer training that assists clients in implementing procedures to reduce costs. Once a decision is made to litigate a claim, we aggressively defend our clients’ interests in an effort to minimize losses.
Representative Matters
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a construction company when the defense presented the employee’s company credit card, showing that he had gone for a hair cut before getting medical treatment for his alleged chemical exposure
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against an electronics manufacturer when an inspector alleged his low back surgery was work related, but the defense established the injury leading to the surgery had resulted from a sneeze at home
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a construction company when a heavy equipment operator alleged back and knee injuries from a car accident, but the defense established his loss of earnings was due to an economic lay off, and not his injuries
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a truck manufacturer when an assembly worker alleged there was work-related ringing in his ears (“tinnitus”), and the defense successfully argued it was not a compensable “injury” as the law defines it
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a nursing facility when a CNA injured her wrist, but the defense established her loss of earnings was due to a positive drug screening, and not her injury
- Obtained a Judge’s decision that denied a Claim against a quarry when a heavy equipment operator alleged back and knee injuries from a fall, but the defense established his loss of earnings was due to his failure to return to modified duty, and not his injuries
News
- November 23, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- November 5, 2020
- August 20, 2020
- October 18, 2018
- October 18, 2016
- April 24, 2016
- November 3, 2015
- October 21, 2015
- November 3, 2014
- October 22, 2014
- April 29, 2014
- February 12, 2014
- February 11, 2013
- July 31, 2012
- January 16, 2012
- August 1, 2011
Events
- Webinar | 10:00 am - 11:00 amJune 11, 2020
- WebinarMarch 24, 2020
- National Museum of Industrial History (Bethlehem, PA)June 13, 2018
- Philadelphia, PAApril 12, 2017
- Penn State Lehigh Valley (Center Valley, PA)June 9, 2016
- Workers’ Compensation Case Law UpdateBerks County Bar AssociationNovember 19, 2015
- The American Law JournalNovember 16, 2015
- PBA Workers' Compensation Law Section Fall Meeting (Hershey, PA)October 8, 2015
- Brookside Country Club, Macungie, PASeptember 24, 2015
- Law Journal TVOctober 13, 2014
- Recent Developments in Workers' Compensation: Are we Seeing the Demise of Labor Market Surveys?White and Williams 2014 Labor & Employment SeminarApril 24, 2014
- April 14, 2014
- Pennsylvania Association of Occupational Health Nurses Annual State Conference (Lancaster, PA)April 1, 2014
- Workers Compensation Lunch and LearnPMA Insurance Group (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania)November 13, 2013
- Best Practices for Workers' Compensation ClaimsIsland Hospitality Management NE Regional Meeting (Montvale, NJ)August 28, 2013
- Live Audio ConferenceJuly 31, 2013
- Workers Compensation: The Employer’s PerspectivePPLDecember 11, 2012
- Claims Handling and the Workers’ Compensation ActTravelers Insurance CompanyDecember 5, 2012
- What Every Liability Professional Should Know about Workers' CompensationWhite and Williams Coverage CollegeOctober 4, 2012
Publications
- December 22, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- October 13, 2020The Legal Intelligencer
- September 18, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- July 27, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- June 9, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- June 1, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- May 21, 2020
- May 1, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- March 20, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- March 19, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- January 28, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- January 9, 2020Workers' Compensation Alert
- January 28, 2019Workers' Compensation Alert
- July 24, 2018Workers' Compensation Alert
- May 11, 2018Labor and Employment Alert
- March 28, 2018Litigation Alert
- February 21, 2018Workers' Compensation Alert
- April 6, 2017Reinsurance Alert
- January 30, 2017Workers' Compensation Alert
- April 18, 2016Workers' Compensation Alert
- March 24, 2016Workers' Compensation Alert
- January 20, 2016Workers' Compensation Alert
- October 14, 2015Workers' Compensation Alert
- June 30, 2015Workers' Compensation Alert
- January 30, 2015For the Defense
- November 27, 2013Product Liability Alert
- October 10, 2012Workers Compensation Alert