Court Allows Injured Worker to Add to Claim, Reinstates Benefits

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld the grant of a worker’s petitions to add a new injury to his claim and reinstate his benefits. Case: Pocono Mountain School District v. Kojeszewski (WCAB), No. 1002 C.D. 2021, released 04/21/2022, published 07/07/2022. Facts and procedural history: Jeffrey Kojeszewski worked for the Pocono Mountain School District. He slipped and fell at work in July 2016 while applying polyurethane to a gymnasium floor. A workers’ compensation judge awarded Kojeszewski benefits for a left wrist and elbow strain and carpal tunnel syndrome. The judge...