The Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously ruled that an injured worker does not lose entitlement to benefits during the time he was incarcerated prior to his entry of a guilty plea in a criminal case.
Case: Sadler v. WCAB, No. 6 EAP 2020, 01/27/2021, published.
Facts and procedural history: Carl Sadler worked for the Philadelphia Coca-Cola Co. In July 2012, he suffered injuries in an on-the-job accident. PCCC accepted Sadler’s injuries as compensable and began paying him weekly benefits of $652, based on an average weekly wage of $978.
On Aug. 13, 2013, Sadler was charged with a crim...
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