Chartwell Law Offices partner, Andrew E. Greenberg assists in important victory before Pennsylvania Supreme Court

On April 29, 2010 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in Commonwealth of Pennsylvania/Department of Public Welfare v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Harvey) that the actuarial methodology for calculating an employer’s pension off-set under Section 204(a) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, that has been utilized by various public pension systems is the appropriate methodology. The Court’s ruling appears to resolve once and for all an oftentimes misunderstood workers’ compensation issue that has resulted in substantial litigation over the past few years.

 

Chartwell Law Offices partner, Andrew E. Greenberg, participated in the Supreme Court proceeding as counsel for School Districts Insurance Consortium, which filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of the actuarial methodology advanced by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In approving the methodology at issue, the Supreme Court not only quoted portions of Mr. Greenberq’s Amicus Curiae Brief but also quoted the text of which he is co-author, Torrey-Greenberg, “Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation: Law and Practice 3rd Ed. (Thomson-West).

 

For a copy of the Supreme Court Opinion click here and for a copy of Mr. Greenberg’s Brief click here.