Injured Firefighter Gets Post-Protz Reinstatement of Total Disability Status

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured firefighter was entitled to reinstatement of his total disability status following the state Supreme Court’s decision to strike the impairment rating evaluation process from the Workers’ Compensation Act. Case: City of Pittsburgh v. WCAB (Donovan), No. 1804 C.D. 2019, 04/22/2021, published. Facts and procedural history: Kenneth Donovan worked for the City of Pittsburgh as a firefighter. He suffered injuries to both shoulders at work in July 2010. The city acknowledged the injuries as compensable and totally disabling. ...