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Workers Comp Benefits Suspended When Worker Refuses Detox Program

Recently the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a ruling that workers' comp benefits can be suspended when an injured worker refuses to enter a detox program.

Work Injury That Worsens Over Time May Still Be Compensable Years Later

A recent case in Pennsylvania found that a viral exposure at work can be the basis for a workers' compensation award from resulting blindness that developed almost thirty years later.

Compensation for Workplace Injuries in the Health Care Industry

Jobs in the health care industry are among some of the most dangerous in the country and these workers routinely suffer on-the-job injuries.

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