Injured Worker Waits Too Long to Add Condition as Compensable Injury

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker waited too long to seek compensation for an alleged injury that he sustained in addition to those for which his employer had accepted liability. Case: Grow v. PECO Energy Co. (WCAB), No. 63 C.D. 2024, 01/08/2025, published. Facts: Matthew Grow worked for PECO Energy Co. as a lineman apprentice. He injured his neck at work in November 2013. PECO issued a notice of compensation payable for contusions and fractures at C3-C4. PECO paid Grow temporary total disability benefits until he returned to work in January 2014. In ...