Refusal to Pay Ordered Benefits Violates Act

Nothing in the Workers' Compensation Act permits an employer unilaterally to delay paying court-ordered benefits while waiting for wage information in a specific format, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled. The court in City of Pittsburgh v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board considered and dismissed an appeal by the city and affirmed the award of benefits, late-payment penalties, attorney's fees and costs to the claimant. | James Corr injured his right shoulder in April 2002 as he lifted curbside recycling barrels for the city. He performed his full duties or worked in modifie...