Quadriplegic Worker Doesn't Forfeit Benefits by Failing to Report Injury to Carrier

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that when an injured worker is a sole proprietor, he does not forfeit his entitlement to benefits by failing to notify his company’s insurance carrier of the injury within 120 days. Pennsylvania law disallows benefits if a worker fails to notify his employer of an injury within 120 days, the Supreme Court said, but when the worker is his own employer, the notice obligation does not transfer to the insurance carrier. The Supreme Court said the Commonwealth Court erred in reaching the contrary conclusion in Erie Insurance Property & Ca...