High Court to Hear Dispute Over Benefit Forfeiture for Refusal of Medical Services

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal involving conditions under which an injured worker forfeits all rights to compensation by refusing reasonable medical services. The high court on Wednesday granted a petition for allowance of appeal in Wegmans Food Markets Inc. v. Bonnie Cole on the following issues: Do the terms "medical services" and "services rendered by physicians or other health care providers" include reasonable medical advice? Must medical services result in physical improvement or increase prospects of returning to work to be "reasona...