Judge Can Hold UEGF Secondarily Liable for Claim Pending Worker's Presentation of Evidence

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that an injured worker does not need to submit evidence that he is not entitled to workers’ compensation in the employer's state for an order holding the Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund secondarily liable for benefits. Case: Uninsured Employers Guaranty Fund v. Aguilar, No. 908 C.D. 2024, 09/09/2025, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Luis Aguilar allegedly suffered injuries in March 2022 when he fell off a roof while working as a laborer for Joe Miller Construction Co. Aguilar filed a workers’ compensation claim, but JMC...