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Fatal workplace injuries decline, improvement still needed

Workplace injuries and fatalities occur every year in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. Each year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports on how many workplace accidents occur and recommend what safety efforts should take place to reduce accidents and injuries at work. In 2011, 4,609 workplace fatalities were reported, slightly down from the 4,690… Read more

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Course and Scope of Employment

In the case Little v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (B&L Ford/Chevrolet), the Court affirmed the denial of a fatal claim petition. The Court ruled that the decedent’s heart attack was not caused by furthering the employer’s business but in reaction to being terminated. The decedent had stopped working due to injuries and was terminated a… Read more