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Will Franchisers Soon be Required to Extend Benefits to Franchisees?

The franchise industry faces many unanswered questions in the wake of the recent decision in Awuah v. Coverall North America. Though the industry had hoped to be reassured that it could continue to classify independent franchisees as distinct from independent contractors for the purpose of denying benefits to these workers, the case offered no such… Read more

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Your Employer Wants to Suspend Your Workers’ Comp Benefits. Can They Do That?

Recently, an employer was reminded that it must follow proper procedure to suspend its former employee’s workers compensation benefits. In the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, a judge affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board’s decision to deny an employer’s request to suspend the worker’s benefits. The employee had been receiving benefits since 1989 when he injured… Read more