Subject
|
Section(s)
|
A
|
| Acceptance of Act (exclusivity of remedy): (topics to follow) |
| employe |
303 |
| employer |
301(a) |
| mandatory |
301(a) / 303 / 305 / 319 |
| Accident and illness prevention services, see Health and Safety |
| Adjudication, office of |
1401 |
| director: (topics to follow) |
|
appointment by secretary
|
1402(a) |
| duties |
1402 |
| judges, see Judges: (topics to follow) |
| appointment of |
1401(b) |
| civil service |
1401(d) |
| code of ethics |
1404 |
| requirements for appointment |
1403 |
| training required |
1401 / 1403 |
| Adjusting company |
441(c) |
| Administration fund |
446 / Reg. 121.31 |
| Admissibility, see Evidence |
| Admission of allegations in claim petitions |
416 |
| Advisory council, Pennsylvania workers’ compensation: (topics to follow) |
| duties |
447(b) |
| members |
447(a) |
| Advisory council, state workers’ insurance board: (topics to follow) |
| duties |
1503(e) |
| members |
1503(b) |
| Affidavit: (topics to follow) |
| admissible as evidence |
422 |
| of insurer on employe return to work |
413(c)-(d) |
| of physician for supersedeas |
413(a.1) |
| Agent of employer: (topics to follow) |
| domiciled in another state |
305.2(c) |
| receipt of notice of injury |
313 |
| Agreements, see Release: (topics to follow) |
| compensation for disability or permanent injury |
Reg. 121.8 |
| supplemental |
Reg. 121.17(b) |
| compensation for death |
Reg. 121.9 |
| supplemental |
Reg. 121.11 |
| compromise and release |
449 |
| collective bargaining |
450 |
| department, examination of |
409 / Reg. 121.12 |
| forms: (topics to follow) |
| notice of compensation payable |
406.1(a)-(c) |
| temporary notice of compensation payable |
406.1(d) |
| informal conference |
402-402.1 |
| legal services or disbursements |
501 |
| mailing and delivery of |
403 / 409 / Reg. 131.11 |
| modification, suspension, termination and reinstatement of |
408 |
| payment upon execution of |
409 |
| principally localized employment |
305.2 |
| setting aside |
407 |
| supplemental agreements: |
407-408 / Reg. 121.11 |
| time requirement |
315 |
| waiting period |
407 |
| Agricultural labor |
302(c) |
| Alcohol, intoxicated persons |
301(a) |
| Aliens, eligibility for compensation |
310 |
| Allegations in claim petition, denial and admission of |
416 |
| Alternative dispute resolutions: (topics to follow) |
450(d) |
| provided for in collective bargaining agreement: (topics to follow) |
Reg. 123.401 |
| duration of ADR systems so established |
Reg. 123.403 |
| effect and appeal of final determinations |
Reg. 123.404 |
| forms and filing requirements |
Reg. 123.402 |
| Ambulance personnel |
601 |
| Amendments to pleadings: (topic to follow) |
Reg. 131.35 |
| as a result of joinder petition |
Reg. 131.36 |
| Amputation (see compensation schedule for loss or amputation of members) |
306(c) |
| Annual Claims Status Report |
Reg. 121.16 |
| Annual report of insurers |
445 / Reg. 121.35 |
| Answer: (topics to follow) |
| failure to file |
416 |
| joinder petitions |
Reg. 131.36 |
| regulations on filing |
Reg. 131.33 |
| service on parties by judge |
417 |
| Anthraco silicosis: (topics to follow) |
| compensation for |
301(c)(2) / Reg. 121.21 |
| definition |
108(q) |
| required period of employment |
301(d) |
| Anthrax |
108 |
| Appeal: (topics to follow) |
| board, appeals to: (topics to follow) |
402 / 423 |
| content and form |
Reg. 111.11 |
| decisions on |
Reg. 111.18 |
| filing and service of |
Reg. 111.12 |
| motions to quash |
Reg. 111.14 |
| capriciousness, judge’s decision caused by |
425 |
| coercion, judge’s decision caused by |
425 |
| cross-appeals |
423 |
| error of law, board of appeals based upon |
424 |
| extension of statute of limitations for |
423 |
| fraud, judge’s decision caused by |
425 |
| grounds for appeal |
423 |
| impairment rating evaluation |
306(a.2)(4) |
| institution of appeal |
402 |
| insurer’s right to appeal for suspension or revocation of license |
441(b) |
| judge’s decision, right to appeal from |
413(a) / 418 |
| rehearing by the board |
425-426 |
| recusal decision by judge |
Reg. 131.24 |
| self-insurer’s right to appeal, regarding privilege to do business |
441(b) |
| supersedeas, application for reimbursement |
443(a) |
| supersedeas granted during appeal not appealable |
430 |
| supersedeas, no right to appeal |
413(a.1-a.2) / Reg. 131.41 |
| time limit for appeals from judge’s decision |
423 |
| Appeal Board, see Board |
| Appear, failure to |
416 |
| Applicability of the Act: (topics to follow) |
| generally |
101 |
| no liability at common law |
205 |
| Application for exemption from insurance, see Self-Insurance/Insurance |
| Architect |
105.3 |
| Artificial Limbs |
306(f.1) |
| Asbestosis: (topics to follow) |
| compensation for |
301(c)(2) |
| occupational disease, identified as |
108(q) |
| required period of employment |
301(d) |
| Assessments: (topics to follow) |
| administration fund |
446 / Reg. 121.31 |
| objections to |
Reg. 121.34 |
| self-insurance guaranty fund: (topics to follow) |
907 |
| existing self-insurers |
Reg. 125.210 |
| new individual self-insurers |
Reg. 125.207 |
| new group self-insurance funds |
Reg. 125.208 |
| new members of group self-insurance fund |
Reg. 125.209 |
| objections to |
Reg. 125.211 |
| Small Business Advocate, Office of |
1303 / Reg. 121.32 |
| special funds, collection for |
Reg. 121.33 |
| subsequent injury fund |
306.1-306.2 / Reg. 121.22 |
| supersedeas fund |
443 / Reg. 121.23 |
| Assignability of claims for payment |
318-319 |
| Assignment of case to another judge by department: (topic to follow) |
415 |
| reassignment |
Reg. 131.22 |
| Assignment of petition to judge |
414 |
| Assumption of risk as defense |
201(b) |
| Athletes, professional |
308.1 |
| Attachment, claims for payment exempt from |
318 |
| Attorney general, authority to investigate insurance fraud |
1109 |
| Attorney’s fees: (topics to follow) |
| alien, presentation of claim for |
310 |
| approval of: (topics to follow) |
| by judge |
442 |
| by board |
442 / 501 |
| determination by judge: (topic to follow) |
440(b) |
| for quantum meruit fees |
Reg. 131.55(b)-(e) |
| recovery of |
440(a) / Reg. 131.55(a) |
| subrogation, in conjunction with fees |
319 |
| Auditor general, administrative fund audit |
446(d) |
| Automatic request for supersedeas |
413(a.1)-(a.2) / Reg. 131.49 |
| Average weekly wage: (topics to follow) |
| definition |
105.1 |
| for Article III purposes |
309 |
| occupational diseases |
Reg. 121.14 |
| Auxiliary police and special school police |
104 |
| Award: (topics to follow) |
| another state’s, not a bar |
305.2 |
| board’s authority to order |
423 |
| judge’s authority to make |
413(a) / 418 |
| lien against |
501 |
| satisfaction of award by payment into trust |
317 |
| service of copy by department |
405-406 |
| subsequent injury |
306.1 |
| termination, modification, suspension and reinstatement of |
413 |
B
|
|
| Balance billing, prohibition against |
306(f.1)(7) / Reg. 127.211 |
| Benefits, see Compensation: (topics to follow) |
| non-occupational illness or disease |
315 / 413 |
| received from associations, societies, or funds |
204(a) |
| Board, workers' compensation appeal: (topics to follow) |
| appeal, duty to grant for alleged error of law |
424 |
| appeals to: (topics to follow) |
402 |
| briefs |
Reg. 111.16 |
| content and form |
Reg. 111.11 |
| decisions on |
Reg. 111.18 |
| filing and service of |
Reg. 111.12 |
| motions to quash |
Reg. 111.14 |
| oral argument |
Reg. 111.17 |
| other pleadings |
Reg. 111.15 |
| processing of |
Reg. 111.13 |
| attorney fees, authority to approve |
442 / 501 |
| award, authority to order |
423 |
| common law not binding on |
422 |
| commutation of legal services and disbursement, authority to approve |
501 |
| commutation of payments, authority to approve |
316 |
| compensation for service of physician or expert, fixed by |
420 |
death compensation, authority to order payment for designated guardian
or other person |
307(7) |
| definition |
107 |
| evidence, power to hear |
425 |
| experts, authority to use |
420 |
| hearings: (topics to follow) |
| de novo, authority to grant |
425 |
| public |
421 |
| impartial physician, authority to appoint |
420 |
| investigation of facts, ability to conduct |
420 / 437 |
| lien against compensation, approval of by |
501 |
| members, generally: (topics to follow) |
401.2 |
| Code of Ethics |
401.2(c) |
| composition of |
401.2(a) |
| quorum defined |
401.2(a) |
| opinion writers |
401.2(d) |
| procedure for other petitions, applicability: (topics to follow) |
Reg. 111.31 |
| answers |
Reg. 111.34 |
| disposition of |
Reg. 111.35 |
| form and content of |
Reg. 111.32 |
| other requirements |
Reg. 111.33 |
| promulgation of rules of procedure, authority to |
435(c) |
| regulations for practice and procedure before |
Reg. 111.1 et.seq. |
| rehearing of petition, authority to grant |
426 |
| remand cases to judge on appeal |
419 |
| statutory rules of evidence not binding |
422 |
| subpoenas, authority to issue |
436 |
| supersedeas request during appeal: (topics to follow) |
| answers to |
Reg. 111.23 |
| authority to rule upon |
430 |
| content and form of |
Reg. 111.21 |
| disposition of |
Reg. 111.24 |
| filing of |
Reg. 111.22 |
| wages, determination of |
309 |
| Bond, filing by person other than guardian |
307(7) |
| Brother or sister, payment to |
307 / 310 |
| Building permit, contractor’s proof of insurance |
302(e) |
| Burden of proof: (topics to follow) |
| intoxication of employe |
201(c) / 301(a) |
| reckless indifference by employe |
201(c) |
| self-inflicted injury |
301(a) |
| violation of law resulting in injury |
301(a) |
| Bureau, definition |
1501 |
| Bureau rules |
Regs. 121.1 et seq |
| Burial expenses |
307 |
| Burn facilities |
109 |
C
|
|
| Carriers, see Insurer |
| Casual employment |
104 |
| Certificate by department for satisfaction of judgment |
429 |
| Certificate of payment by out-of-state employer |
305.2(c) |
| Certificate of employment, minors |
320(e)-(f) |
| Certificate of non-insurance against employer |
305 |
| Certification by department of judge’s decision |
428 |
| Claim petition: (topics to follow) |
| admission of allegations |
416 |
| answers to, failure to file |
416 |
| compensation due, failure to agree upon |
410 |
| filing, service and proof of service |
Reg. 131.11 |
| forms of |
402 |
| hearing |
401.1 |
| mailing and delivery |
403 |
| Claimant, see Employe |
| Claims, controversion or denial of by insurer |
406.1(c) |
| Claims for compensation, exempt from creditors, levy, execution or attachment |
318 |
| Claims for payment, assignability of |
318-319 |
| Claims service companies |
Reg. 125.17 / Reg. 125.151 |
| Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis: (topics to follow) |
| compensation for |
301(c)(2) / Reg. 121.21 |
| occupational disease, Identified as |
108(q) |
| required period for employment |
301(d) |
| Collective bargaining of workers’ compensation issues: (topics to follow) |
| alternative dispute resolutions: (topics to follow) |
450(d) |
| duration of |
Reg. 123.403 |
| effect and appeal of final determinations |
Reg. 123.404 |
| forms and filing requirements |
Reg. 123.402 |
| providing for use of |
Reg. 123.401 |
| arbitration award not binding when involving police and firefighters |
450(b) |
| limits in scope of agreement |
450 |
| not diminishing benefits under the act |
450(c) |
| Common law not binding upon board or judge |
422 |
| Commutation: (topics to follow) |
| of legal services and disbursements by board |
501 |
| of payments: (topic to follow) |
316 / Reg. 121.20 |
| void if agreement for is contrary to act |
407 |
| petition for |
412 |
| Compensation: (topics to follow) |
| agreement for: (topics to follow) |
compensation payable, modification, suspension, reinstatement,
or termination of |
408 |
| death |
Reg. 121.9 / Reg. 121.11 |
| department’s examination of |
409 |
| disability or permanent injury |
Reg. 121.8 |
| payment upon execution of |
409 |
| amounts payable: (topics to follow) |
306(a)-(g) |
| additional, for injuries prior to August 31, 1993 |
306(h) |
| list of, provided by insurer |
Reg. 121.30 |
| stopping payment of |
Reg. 121.17 |
| another state’s not a bar |
305.2(b) |
| artificial limbs, prostheses |
306(f.1) |
| burial expenses |
307 |
| certificate of payment from other state |
305.2(c) |
| credits against, see Credits |
| death, computation of compensation: (topic to follow) |
307 |
| starting time for payments |
Reg. 121.15(b)-(c) |
| death of spouse receiving death benefits |
307(7) |
| death, out of state award, credit given |
305.2(b)(3) |
| death from causes other than injury, payment to: (topics to follow) |
| child, surviving |
306(g) |
| dependents |
306(g) |
| estate |
306(g) |
| widow or widower |
306(g) |
| default in payments |
428 |
| delivery of compensation checks |
Reg. 121.25 |
| denial of |
Reg. 121.13 |
| determination of compensation where facts are agreed upon |
411 |
| distribution of compensation |
307 / 310 / 410 |
| earning power of employe: (topic to follow) |
306(a)-(b) |
| determination |
306(b)(2) |
| execution of judgment for compensation due |
428 |
| exempt from creditors, levy, execution of judgment |
318 / 410 |
| failure to agree on compensation due |
410-411 |
| failure to pay promptly by adjusting company |
441(c) |
| failure to pay promptly by insurer |
441(a) |
| failure to pay promptly by self-insurer |
441(b) |
| failure to return verification of employment form, effect on |
311.1(g) / Reg. 123.502 |
forfeiture of compensation by employe for refusal to submit to expert
interview or physical examination |
314(a) |
| funeral expenses |
307 |
| healing period |
306(c)(25) / 306(d) |
| incarceration |
306(a.1) |
| injury, compensation for |
301(a) |
| interest on unpaid compensation |
406.1 |
| judgment for compensation due |
428 |
| lien against |
501 |
| loco parentis, qualifying children for death compensation |
307(7) |
| maximum compensation payable |
306(a)-(g) |
| medical, surgical, hospital services, payment for |
306(f.1)-(f.2) |
| meretricious relationships, effect of death compensation |
307(7) |
| minors: (topics to follow) |
| additional compensation |
320 |
| eligibility to receive |
301(b) |
| modification of |
408 / 413 |
| nonresident alien widow, children or parent eligibility |
310 |
| notice of compensation payable: (topics to follow) |
407 |
| forms for |
406.1 |
| mailing and delivery of |
403 |
| modification, suspension, reinstatement and termination of |
408 / 413(a)-(a.2) |
| notice required of employe: (topic to follow) |
311-312 |
| reporting and verification of employment |
Regs. 123.501-502 |
| offsets, see Credits |
| out of state awards, credit given |
305.2(b)(2) |
| partial disability |
306(a.2)-(g) |
| partial disability becoming total |
306(b) |
| payment, promptness and timeliness of |
401.1 / 406.1 |
| payment within 30 days of Judge's decision |
428 |
| payment upon execution of agreement |
409 |
| posthumous children, eligibility for death compensation |
307(7) |
| preference of right to compensation |
318 |
| prepayment of future installments into trust |
317 |
| priority of employe’s claim for |
318 |
| promptness of payment |
401.1 / 406.1 / 409 |
| prostitution affecting eligibility for death compensation |
307(7) |
| receipt for compensation |
407 |
| receipt of, from federal government, other states |
322 |
| reinstatement of |
408 / 413(a-b) |
| remarriage of spouse affecting eligibility for death compensation |
307(7) |
| satisfaction of award by payment into trust |
317 |
| schedule of compensation payable |
306(a)-(g) / 601(b) |
| schedule for specific loss or amputation |
306(c) |
| statute of limitations of notice requirements |
311 |
| stepchildren eligibility for death benefits |
307(7) |
| subrogation |
319 |
| subsequent injury |
306.1 / Reg. 121.22 |
supplemental agreements for compensation, department’s examination of:
(topics to follow) |
409 |
| for death |
Reg. 121.11 |
| suspension |
311.1(g) / 408 / 413 |
| temporary payments |
406.1 |
| temporary total disability |
306(d) |
| termination |
408 / 413 |
| termination of compensation payable to widow or widower |
307(7) |
| total disability |
306(a) |
| total disability to partial disability |
306(a.2)-(g) |
| trust, payment for future installments |
317 |
| twenty-one day rule, commencement of payment |
406.1(a) |
| unpaid compensation, interest on |
406.1 |
| volunteers |
601 |
| wages, combined with compensation |
306(b)-(c) |
| wages used to determine periodic payment of compensation |
308 |
| waiting period |
306(a) / 306(d)-(e) / 407 / Reg. 121.15 |
| Compromise and release, (topics to follow) |
| approval by judge |
449(b) |
| document requirements |
449(c) |
| generally |
449 / Reg. 131.57 |
| judge will expediate hearing |
Reg. 131.57(d) |
| petition for |
449(a) |
| resolution hearing |
401 / 401.1 |
| right not affected by commutation |
412 |
| stipulation of parties |
449(b) |
| vocational evaluation |
449(d) |
| Computation of time: (topics to follow) |
| for determining timeliness of payment of medical bills |
Reg 127.208(b) |
| medical cost containment regulations |
Reg 127.2 |
| self-insurance regulations: (topic to follow) |
Reg 125.20 |
| group self-insurance |
Reg 125.156 |
| workers' compensation judge's rules |
Reg 131.15 |
| Conflicts of law |
305.2 |
| Consolidation of proceedings |
Reg 131.30 |
| Constitutionality of act |
502-03 |
| Construction design professional: (topics to follow) |
| definition |
105.3 |
| liability for construction workers |
323 |
| Contempt, witnesses failure to comply with subpoena or summons |
436 |
| Contract of hiring: (topics to follow) |
101 |
| contractors, subcontractors |
302(a) |
| place of making |
305.2 |
| Contractor: (topics to follow) |
| definition |
105 |
| employe of contractor |
302(b) |
| employe of contractor, liability for |
203 |
| intermediate contractor or employer excused from liability |
302(a) |
| performing work for municipality or public body |
302(f)-(g) |
| principal employer for |
302(a)-(b) |
| proof of insurance from subcontractor |
302(d) |
| subcontractor as contractor |
105 |
| Control by employer |
202 |
| Controversion of claims by insurer |
406.1 |
| Coordinated care organization: (topics to follow) |
306(f.1)-(f.2) |
| certification |
306(f.2) / 447 |
| definition |
109 |
| Corporate officers, see Executive Officer |
| Corporations |
103 |
| Course of employment: (topics to follow) |
| liability limited to |
301(a) / 301(c) |
| outside commonwealth |
305.2 |
| volunteers |
601 |
| Correctional institutions, hepatitis C, occupational disease |
108(m) |
| Costs, award of |
440(a) / Reg. 131.55(a) |
| Credits Against: see Offsets (topics to follow) |
| awards in other states |
305.2(b) |
| forms |
204(d) |
| pension benefits |
204(a) / 204(c) |
| severance benefits |
204(a) / 204(c) |
| social security benefits |
204(a) / 204(c) |
| unemployment compensation |
204(a-c) |
| Crimes and offenses: (topics to follow) |
| failure to insure |
305 |
| fraud |
1101 |
| Cross-appeals |
423 |
