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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.

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Joseph Price is a trial lawyer serving Northeast Pennsylvania for the past thirty years. He is Board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and Pennsylvania Super Lawyer. Attorney Price has successfully tried many diverse cases including cases against General Motors, Dollar General, Pennsylvania Department of State and numerous insurance carriers.

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