Employer Loses Challenge to Worker's Loss-of-Use Award and Claim for Social Security Offset

The Commonwealth Court ruled that an injured worker was not subject to having his disability benefits offset by his concurrent receipt of Social Security benefits, and that he was entitled to a loss-of-use award for his left hand. Case: Pocono Mountain School District v. WCAB (Easterling), No. 548 C.D. 2014, and Easterling v. WCAB (Pocono Mountain School District), No. 663 C.D. 2014, 04/10/2015, published. Facts: Rick Easterling, a Pocono Mountain School District employee, fell and injured himself while at work in January 2010. The school district accepted liability for his fall, and it...