Filing Date of Petition Controls Reinstatement of Worker's Disability Status

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania rejected a worker’s request to have her total disability status reinstated as of the date of her impairment rating evaluation rather than when she filed her reinstatement petition. Case: Mastrome v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 1387 C.D. 2021, 07/11/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Nancy Mastrome worked as a bicycle patrol police officer with the City of Philadelphia. She suffered injuries when she was struck by a car in February 2001. The city issued a notice of compensation payable for injuries to Mastrome&rsq...