Monthly Archives: May 2017
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Issues Ban the Box Policy for State Jobs
In a prior post, we discussed “Ban the Box” legislation and how it can impact workers. On May 5, 2017, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf issued a “Ban the Box” policy, relative to state non-civil service jobs. Described as a “Fair-Chance hiring policy” for state agencies, the legislation will remove the criminal conviction question, otherwise… Read More »
The Importance of Unequivocal Expert Testimony in Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Cases
In a recent unreported Commonwealth Court decision, Nestle USA, Inc, v. WCAB (Gallen) 2017 WL 1131090, the Court examined the sufficiency of a Claimant’s expert testimony and affirmed both the Workers’ Compensation Judge and Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decisions awarding workers’ compensation benefits to a Claimant suffering from Legionnaires’ Disease as a result of… Read More »