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  • Allen v. Unemployment Comp. Bd. of Review

    Publication Date: 2018-07-31
    Practice Area: Administrative Law
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Leavitt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0713

    Petitioner failed to demonstrate that employer's work rules were not uniformly enforced where both he and co-worker used "profane" and "abusive" language but only he was fired, as the record demonstrated that the conduct at issue was not the same and that petitioner's offensive conduct was more significant. The appellate court affirmed.

  • Allison v. Workers Compensation Appeal Bd.

    Publication Date: 2018-02-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Labor Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Leavitt
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0104

    A workers compensation judge lacked jurisdiction to hear claimants appeal of a utilization review determination where the physician who treated claimant did not provide the required medical records to the assigned utilization review organization. The court affirmed a Board determination reversing a WCJs holding.