Challenge to COVID-19 workers' compensation presumption results in repeal of rule.
Chartwell Law partner, Andrew Klaber, has assembled a high-level summary of issues that may exist or arise due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Effective April 23, 2020, the commission will allow the parties to request a video remote hearing.
New efforts are being taken by some to circumvent the exclusivity provisions of many states’ workers’ compensation laws.
Senate Bill 1114, the “COVID-19 Insurance Relief Act,” was introduced to the Banking and Insurance Committee on April 15, 2020.
The PA Supreme Court has ruled COVID-19 qualifies as a natural disaster.
New proposed federal legislation, H.R. Bill 6494
Businesses’ concerns pivot from minimizing disruption to outright survival as they face the new reality of being unable to meet financial obligations.
Universities have begun voluntarily offering a refund, rebate, or credit relative to student payments made for the spring semester of 2020, is it enough?
A discussion on how a Pennsylvania employer might respond to a report from an employee with a positive COVID-19 diagnosis who believes it may be work-related
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has impacted almost every facet of life and business.
Pennsylvania has joined five other states in introducing legislation to force insurers to pay for COVID-19-related business interruption losses.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) created programs to assist certain businesses with COVID-19
With the quick spread of COVID-19, many New Jersey employers are questioning the impact of the virus on the state’s workers’ compensation system.