Category Archives: Worker’s Compensation

Court Takes a Step Back on Proving Abnormal Working Conditions

A little over a year ago, the state Supreme Court case of Payes v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Police), 79 A.3d 543 (Pa. 2013), finally eased the burden, even if ever so slightly, on the injured worker attempting to prove a mental-mental claim for a psychiatric work injury and disability…. Read More »