Worker Can Expand Description of Injury, Gets Continuation of Benefits

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld an expansion of a worker's description of her work injury and the continuation of her benefits. Case: Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC v. Williams (WCAB), No. 1496 C.D. 2024, 10/23/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Nakeisha Williams worked for Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC as an animal care specialist technician. A door struck her on the nose while she was working in June 2022. MSD issued a notice of compensation payable for a laceration of the nose and concussion without loss of consciousness. In January 2023, MSD filed a terminati...