Tag Archives: Harrisburg Workers Compensation
Happy Birthday Ira!
Happy Birthday Ira! Long time Local 776 attorney Ira Weinstock recently celebrated his 75th birthday and local 776 helped him celebrate by recognizing him at the stewards banquet; presenting him with a clock for his service to the Local Union. Attorney Weinstock began working for Local 776 in 1967. His first case dealt with… Read More »
PENNSYLVANIA WORKERS’ COMPENSATION ACT: WHAT IS AN IMPAIRMENT RATING EVALUATION (IRE) AND WHAT EFFECT DOES THE RECENT CASE OF PROTZ HAVE ON THE VALIDITY OF SUCH EXAMS
If someone in Pennsylvania has an ongoing wage loss workers’ compensation benefit, his or her employer may send the injured worker for an impairment rating evaluation (“IRE”). The IRE exam cannot be requested by the Employer until the individual has received 104 weeks of total disability benefits (2 years), and the IRE request must… Read More »