Supreme Court to Review Validity of IRE that Omitted Psyche Injuries

Pennsylvania's Supreme Court will weigh in on the validity of an impairment rating evaluation that did not take into consideration a worker's psychological injuries from an industrial accident. The high court on Wednesday accepted review of Duffy v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Trola-Dyne). In that case, the Commonwealth Court had declared that a 6% impairment rating was valid, even though a workers' compensation judge had ruled it didn't take into account the workers' post-traumatic stress disorder and adjustment disorder, because the claimant had made no effor...