By Peter MantiusNorthern Bureau ChiefThe Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry on Tuesday denied reports that the state’s workers’ compensation judges had been instructed to decide their cases within 12 months. In a blog posted Monday titled “‘Rocket Docket’ Hits Pennsylvania Workers’ Comp System,” Glenn Neiman, a workers’ compensation attorney in suburban Philadelphia, wrote that judges told him the state Bureau of Workers’ Compensation “is now quietly insisting that cases be tried and decided in a year.”Lawrenc...
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