Jonathan Spadea

Stewart v. City of Philadelphia (WCAB), No. 490 C.D. 2024 (Pa. Cmwlth. Ct., April 15, 2025) - By way of brief history, Officer Stewart worked long hours during the COVID pandemic. In the fall of 2020, he regularly...more What happens when a mistake occurs in a workers’ compensation case? This was the question at the heart of the recent Commonwealth Court decision in Reading Anthracite Co. v. Oxenrider. The case serves as a cautionary reminder...more In 1963, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that there is no expectation of privacy when a private investigator follows an individual and photographs her on the street subsequent to her claiming personal injuries...more Fee review is a small but growing area of workers’ compensation law. Providers and insurers are given a separate arena to address disputes over the amount and timeliness of medical bills. In recent years, the Pennsylvania...more