Employer Has No Duty to Inform Injured Worker of Statute of Repose

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled that a worker’s review and reinstatement petitions, filed more than three years after his last payment of compensation, were time-barred. Case: Keffer v. Colfax Corp., No. 1110 C.D. 2022, filed 08/11/2023, published 11/06/2023. Facts: Charles B. Keffer worked for Colfax Corp. He suffered a right low-back strain at work in December 2014. Colfax accepted liability for the injury and paid partial wage loss benefits until Keffer returned to full-duty work in March 2015. Three days after Keffer returned to work, Colfax issued a notice that ...