Assigning Doctor Not Contingent on Worker's Agreement

The Commonwealth Court ruled that an employer does not need to seek a worker's agreement as to who will act as the impairment rating evaluator before asking the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation to assign a doctor to the exam. Case: Logue v. WCAB (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania), No. 1882 C.D. 2014, 07/14/2015, published. Facts: William Logue suffered a right wrist sprain in his employment with the Department of Transportation in 2002 and has been receiving total disability benefits for that injury since that time. On Nov. 2, 2012, the DOT filed a request with the Bureau of Workers&rs...