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New Legislation Attempts to Expand Scarring and Disfigurement Benefits

On Behalf of | Sep 7, 2023 |

Historically, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act restricted the eligibility for permanent scarring and disfigurement benefits to workers who sustained such injuries specifically on their head, face, or neck above the clavicle. The Act allowed permanently scarred or disfigured employees to claim benefits for a maximum duration of 275 weeks. However, earlier this year, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives ushered in…

Carving Out An Exception To Late Answer Implications In Workers’ Compensation Claim Petitions

On Behalf of | Sep 6, 2023 |

When filing an unexcused late Answer to a Claim Petition, a claimant’s Yellow Freight motion will result in all of the well-pled factual allegations of the Claim Petition being deemed admitted by the workers’ compensation Judge. However, a recent case emerged where an employer faced the repercussions of a Yellow Freight motion, but found relief owing to the claimant’s failure…

Changes to the Divorce Decree

On Behalf of | Aug 23, 2023 |

Effective May 2, 2023, there was an important change to the Divorce Code in the form of an amendment to Rule 1920.76, which requires the following language in a divorce decree: The parties shall reaffirm or change the beneficiary status on any life insurance policies, annuity contracts, pensions, profit-sharing plans, or other contractual arrangements providing for payment to a spouse…

Berman Voss Welcomes Family Law Attorney Julie J. Marburger

On Behalf of | Aug 23, 2023 |

Berman Voss welcomes Julie J. Marburger to its Wyomissing, Pennsylvania office as an attorney in the firm’s family law practice group. Ms. Marburger focuses her practice in representing clients involved in divorce, custody and support disputes. “Julie brings to Berman Voss significant experience as a litigator of complex family law matters. She has an excellent reputation in the legal community…

Rogowski v. Kirven, 291 A.3d 50 (Pa. Super. 2023)

On Behalf of | Aug 23, 2023 | ,

This case involves three very common issues in custody cases: Can a party baptize the minor child without the other party’s consent? Can a party allow the minor child to call someone other than a parent “Mom” or “Dad”? Can the Court order co-parenting counseling? In this case, Mother testified that she had the parties’ child baptized without notification and…

An Overview of Neves v. WCAB and the Practical Implications for Employers

On Behalf of | Apr 21, 2023 |

Robert Neves v. WCAB (American Airlines), No. 1431 C.D. 2018 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2020) Administrative History On May 3, 2016, Judge Joseph Stokes circulated a Decision (“the Stokes Decision”) granting a Claim Petition filed by Robert Neves (“Claimant”) and approving a 20 percent counsel fee for any benefits awarded. Subsequently, the claimant filed Review and Penalty Petitions, alleging that the employer/insurer…

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