Home Modification Repairs Held Compensable Under the Pa. WC Acto
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court has ruled that the employer/insurance carrier is responsible to pay for repair of modifications to a bathroom required to accomodate an injured worker who was rendered a paraplegic by a work-related injury. The Court chracterized the bathroom as an “orthopedic appliance” such as a wheelchair, which Employer is obligated to provide per Section 306(f .1) (1)(ii) of the Workers’ Compensation Act. Thus, the Court held that the cost to repair or replace the bathroom is compensable under the Pa. Workers’ Compensation Act.






























