The enactment of Act 111 reinstates with Impairment Rating Examinations under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act which had been in place since August 23, 1996 until the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Protz in 2017. As a result, insurers and self- insureds again may secure Impairment Rating Examinations of Claimants in long-term disability cases. In those cases where Claimants are less than 35% impaired under the 6th edition of the AMA guides, liability for wage loss benefits would be capped at the 500-week partial disability maximum under the Act.

Armour Pharmacy v. Bureau of Workers’ Compensation  

The copy of The General Assembly of Pennsylvania House Bill No. 1840, Session 2017 - IRE which establishes the schedule of compensation in the Workers Compensation Act.

Section 416 of the Act provides that the filing of an Answer is required within twenty days of service of a Claim Petition. When an employer fails to file an answer within the statutory period and/or fails to appear in person or by counsel at hearing without adequate excuse, employer is bared from challenging any factual allegation in the Claim Petition that is well pled. Yellow Freight Systems, Inc. v WCAB (Medara), 423 A.2d 1125 (Pa. Cmwlth. 1981); Chik-Fil-A v. WCAB (Mollick), 792 A.2d 678 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).

 Hartford v. Kamara – Dissenting Opinion (Justice Todd)

Hartford V. Kamara – Dissenting Opinion