Court Upholds Expansion of Worker's Injury Description, Award of Wage-Loss Benefits

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the expansion of a worker’s description of injury and award of wage loss benefits. Case: UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals v. Orlandi, No. 596 C.D. 2022, 07/21/2023, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Renee Orlandi worked for UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals as a vascular ultrasound technologist. She injured her shoulder at work in September 2019, and UPMC issued a medical-only notice of temporary compensation payable. In October 2020, UPMC filed a termination petition asserting that Orlandi had fully recovered. Orlandi objected and filed a revi...