What's Hot in Workers' Comp - DE FL NJ PA - Vol. 29 No. 9 September 2025

Vol. 29, No. 9, September 2025

Delaware

by Linda L. Wilson, Esq.

More Insight from the Industrial Accident Board to Assist in Correctly Calculating the Average Weekly Wage

Porter v. Mycroft Signs, IAB No. 1551966 (May 30, 2025). Read more.

Florida

by Blake J. Hood, Esq.

District Court Holds that Average Weekly Wage Should Be Calculated at Time of Last Injurious Exposure in Occupational Injury Cases

Guglielmo v. State of Florida, Fla. 1st DCA, No. 1D2022-3942, July 30, 2025. Read more.

New Jersey

by Kiara K. Hartwell, Esq.

Appellate Division Upholds Dismissal of Construction Accident Claims Against Employer and Municipality

Weiss v. Borough of Franklin Lakes, et al., No. A-3831-22 (July 31, 2025). Read more.

Appellate Division Affirms 74% Disability Award in Custodian’s Workers’ Compensation Case

Brooks v. Rutgers, the State Univ. of N.J., No. A-1013-23 (August 7, 2025). Read more.

Pennsylvania

by Francis X. Wickersham, Esq.

Commonwealth Court Allows Second Review Petition, Rejects Res Judicata Defense on Psychological Injury Claim

Michael N. Lewis, Sr. v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB); No. 362 C.D. 2024; August 11, 2025; Judge Wolf. Read more.

Commonwealth Court Affirms Notice Was Timely in Electrocution and Tremor Injury Claim

Kimberly-Clark Mill v. William Moss, Jr. (WCAB); No. 1371 C.D. 2024; August 12, 2025; Judge Wallace. Read more.

Commonwealth Court Upholds Penalties Against Employer for Failure to Pay Fee Review Determinations

Day-Timers, Inc. v. Rhonda Horton (WCAB); No. 538 C.D. 2024; August 15, 2025; Judge Wallace. Read more.

Commonwealth Court Reverses Dismissals, Holds Claim Petition Preserved Claims and Orders Remand

Frank Jordan v. Lake Forest Development, et al. (WCAB); No. 621 C.D. 2024; August 19, 2025; Senior Judge Leavitt. Read more.

Unlock the latest trends, insights and updates in workers' compensation during this free seminar! The agenda spotlights hot topics impacting workers' compensation professionals, including:

Challenging Carpal Repetitive Trauma / Work Causations

Technology Tools and Trends to Fight Fraud

Medical Cost Control

Real World Challenges in WC, FMLA and ADA

Implications of Recent Case Law

Medicare Update

Join us at the Union League Liberty Hill in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, on October 23, beginning at 11:00 for lunch and followed by the program at 12:00.

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Philadelphia, PA 19103

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