Court Maintains Constitutionality of Act 111, Impairment Rating Evaluation Process

The Commonwealth Court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s revised standards for impairment rating evaluations and the modification of a worker’s status from totally disabled to partially disabled. Case: Brown v. City of Philadelphia, No. 154 C.D. 2022, 07/26/2023, unpublished. Facts: Terry Brown worked for the City of Philadelphia. While at work in June 2011, Brown fell and hit her right arm on a step. She began receiving temporary total disability benefits for injuries to her arm, ribs and neck after the accident. In June 2020, Dr. Christopher Belletieri conducted an e...