Court Upholds Finding That Worker Recovered From Repetitive Trauma Injuries

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a determination that a worker had suffered compensable repetitive trauma injuries from which he had fully recovered. Case: Vargas-Abreu v. The Clemens Family Corp. (WCAB), No. 1094 C.D. 2024, 09/09/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Federico Vargas-Abreu began working for The Clemens Family Corp. in September 2017. He slipped and fell on ice in his workplace parking lot in February 2021. CFC issued a notice of compensation payable for medical benefits for a head injury. In March 2022, Vargas-Abreu filed a claim petition, alleging ...