By Peter MantiusNorthern Bureau ChiefThe Pennsylvania Office of Adjudication acknowledged Friday that it strongly encouraged the state’s workers’ compensation judges to reduce the number of cases they manage that are more than 12 months old in preparation for “new standards” coming later this year.“Please undertake all efforts to reduce the number of disputes you have pending that are over 12 months old to prepare for the new standards,” the office said in a recent memo to the judges.“At last year’s judges conference, it was announced that we wil...
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