Worker Disabled by Surgery to Treat Compensable Injury Gets Benefits Despite Being Fired

The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania upheld a finding that a worker was entitled to benefits for a shoulder injury after he underwent surgery, even though he had already been fired for-cause. Amol Hate worked in Intertek USA Inc’s petroleum inspection division. Part of his job required him to collect samples by climbing a 40- to 60-foot tank and using his arms to dip and fill a glass bottle. Hate started to have pain in his right shoulder in October 2019. In January 2020, Hate went to his family doctor about his pain, then he saw an orthopedic surgeon. Dr. Dean Trevlyn gave Hat...