The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an award of penalties to an injured worker for his employer’s failure to pay for treatments for his pain from an industrial injury.
Case: DTE Energy Co. Inc. v. WCAB (Weatherby), No. 418 C.D. 2020, 01/28/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Jeffrey Weatherby worked for the DTE Energy Co. Inc. In March 1988, he suffered injuries at work. DTE issued a notice of compensation payable for a “leg/back” injury.
Weatherby continued working until July 17, 1988, and then collected total and partial disability benefits sporadica...
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