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My Check Is Late? What Should I Do?

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by Michael Cardamone | September 8, 2007

Call your workers’ compensation lawyer. He or she will file a Penalty Petition and assert that the Defendant has violated the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act by failing to pay your indemnity (wage loss) benefits in a timely fashion. If not amicably resolved, the Judge will issue a Decision once the evidence is submitted (usually, this […]

Labor Market Surveys Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act

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by Michael Cardamone | August 5, 2007

Labor Market Surveys in Pennsylvania serve as a tool for insurers to modify or suspend an injured worker’s wage loss benefits, by proferring evidence that the worker has an earning power, based upon identified jobs in the local marketplace that allegedly fall within the worker’s physical and vocational capabilities. Unlike the prior Kachinski standard, wherein […]

Does Full Duty Release Mean Full Recovery?

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by Michael Cardamone | July 6, 2007

Not always. My take is that a claimant may be released to full duty by their doctor, but this doesn’t equate to being symptom free. Being able to perform one’s job without medical restrictions imposed by a treating doctor does not mean they won’t experience pain or soreness or stiffness when engaging in the job. […]

Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation- Co-Worker Retaliation

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by Michael Cardamone | June 7, 2007

An injured worker in Pennsylvania (and I’m sure every other state) will often suffer from angry, disgruntled, cynical, co-worker retaliation. This happens for a myriad of reasons. Sometimes, the co-workers do not believe that the injured worker is really hurt. Sometimes, the co-workers have to take up the slack for the loss in productivity arising […]

Ranger For A Cure

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by Michael Cardamone | May 16, 2007

Ranger For A Cure was recently started by my friend, Christopher Young- an Army Ranger who has served our country two times in Iraq. Chris was recently diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but is on his way to recovery. He is now inspired to help kids fight cancer, and has vowed to raise $25,000.00 for research […]

Pennsylvania Compromise and Release Agreement

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by Michael Cardamone | May 9, 2007

This is the text of my article which was just published in the Legal Intelligencer- Our Nation’s Oldest Legal Journal. The Pennsylvania Compromise & Release Agreement- May The Witness Be Excused? The Legal Intelligencer By Michael W. Cardamone Black’s Law Dictionary defines the term witness as: “In general, one who, being present, personally sees or […]