WG Alert! Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Legislative Update: Senate Bill 365 & Senate Bill 1232

Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Legislative Update:

Senate Bill 365 & Senate Bill 1232

In a bipartisan effort, Pennsylvania’s legislative houses and Governor Shapiro have enacted new laws to support first responders and streamline workers' compensation. On October 29, 2024, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 365, which lowers the burden of proof for first responders in Pennsylvania suffering from post-traumatic stress injuries resulting from traumatic rescue scenes, establishing clear definitions and requirements for these claims. Additionally, Governor Shapiro signed Senate Bill 1232, amending the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act to mandate direct deposit for wage loss benefits, modernizing payment processes and enhancing reliability for recipients.

Learn more about these developments in these WG Alerts.

Read More About Senate Bill 1232

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Weber Gallagher defends employers in Pennsylvania, Delaware, New York, and New Jersey in workers’ compensation matters in union and non-union settings. We also routinely recover subrogation liens, institute fraud prosecutions, prepare and file amicus briefs. Our clients include public and private employers, insurers, self-insured entities, and third-party administrators, from small businesses to Fortune 100 companies. We appear before workers’ compensation judges and appellate panels, state courts and agencies, and at all federal court levels.

Our work in the field includes counseling clients on managing risk and averting litigation, assisting with the design and implementation of return-to-work programs, helping to coordinate workers’ compensation policies for multistate businesses, and handling matters related to the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Merchant Marine Act (the Jones Act), and Mine Safety and Health Administration .

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