On July 22, 2011, Marcellus Shale worker Kerry Duncan was killed while working on a natural gas well in Greene County, PA. Mr. Duncan was employed by Target Drilling of Smithton, PA, and was tearing down rigging. OSHA is investigating the incident.

If you have a question about Pennsylvania workers’ compensation benefits, call Calhoon & Associates at (717) 695-4722 for a no obligation, free consultation. Order a copy of our free book, The Seven Deadly Sins That Can Destroy Your Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Case.

Ron Calhoon is an excellent lawyer, thoroughly knowledgeable of the law, able to litigate any case to the fullest. He gave supportive direction throughout the process. His excellent negotiating skills are a testament to the defense of the innocent and injured he serves. His tenacious dedication successfully completed the resolution of my case. I would recommend him without reservation. Thank you, Mr. Calhoon!

Richard Beheney, Harrisburg, PA

There is a very little known method and hardly ever used procedure for getting the workers’ comp settlement money as quickly as possible by getting approval in 19 days. § 131.60. provides for a fast resolution hearing. The request for the resolution hearing to obtain approval of the settlement (compromise and release) may be requested at any time after all parties are prepared to proceed.

If a petition is pending before a judge, the request for a settlement or resolution hearing must be directed to the assigned judge. If a petition is not pending before a judge, the request for a resolution hearing must be directed to the Judge Manager for the judge’s office serving the county of the claimant’s residence.

The assigned judge’s office will schedule the resolution hearing within 14 business days of receiving the request for a resolution hearing. The Judge Manager may reassign any case from one judge to another to ensure compliance with the resolution hearing requirements of sections 401 and 401.1 of the Act.

The judge conducting the resolution hearing will require proof that a petition has been filed with the Bureau under § 131.11 (relating to filing, service and proof of service), and will make the proof a part of the record. Upon receiving the proof, the judge shall proceed with the hearing and circulate a final decision within 5 business days of the hearing.

So, within 19 days, you have your Pennsylvania workers’ compensation settlement approved by a Judge’s written, legally binding and enforceable, decision ordering the workers’ compensation carrier, employer or self-insured to pay the settlement.

If you have a question about workers’ compensation in PA, call us at 1-877-291-9675 for a no obligation, free consult.

Pennsylvania Workers compensation insurance covers chiropractic care for work-related injuries. Various studies completed worldwide have repeatedly found that chiropractic care gets people back to work much sooner and at a far lower costs than other types of medical care. Comprehensive chiropractic care leads to fewer chronic cases allowing the patient to get back to his/her pre-injury status.

How is that back pain, which previously has been considered a short-term injury, has become the leading cause of disability in working adults as well as a massive financial burden on our country? And yet, it should be noted that our technology is giving us no effective way to manage it. The most recent data shows that the prevalence of back pain rose rose from 2.9% to 10.2%, which is more than a 260% increase over the last 14 years. This increase, combined with increase use of surgeries, MRIs, epidural steroid injections, and medicines has led to an astounding increase in costs. Back pain reliefoutcomes, however have not improved and increased surgery is often associated with increased rates of complications and mortality, Chiropractic care, on the other hand, is a conservative neuromuscular skeletal treatment to help calm nerve irritation, relax muscles, decrease pain, and restore function to an injured area.

So where does Boyer Chiropractic care fit in? Dr. Boyer is a healthcare professional concerned with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of nerve/muscle disorders, and the effects of these injuries on your health. Our bodies are made to move and joints are designed to function with movement. When these areas are injured, pain, and discomfort result. Dr. Boyer uses technique to relax, stretch, and restore dysfunction. Care is progressed to rehabilitation program to increase a patients strength and flexibility to return the patient to his/her pre-injury status. Dr. Boyer not only helps provide relief and treatment for work related back injuries but neck, shoulder, arm, hip, knee, and ankle injuries as well. Located with Fairway Medical Associates in Chambersburg, PA, an appointment can be conveniently scheduled Monday through Saturday. If we are not on your company’s list, your panel medical doctor can refer you to us. Or, after 90 days, you can treat with the medical professional of your choice. If you would like to contact Dr. Boyer, please call our office and we will schedule an appointment to help you get better,at Boyer Chiropractic,717-264-6511, 144 South Eighth Street,Chambersburg, PA.

Grieves.B. (2010). An evidence based public health approach to lower-back-pain?

Journal of the American Chiropractic Association, 37-45

Chiropractor Boyer

Tom Wilken and Ron Calhoon would like to thank their peers for recognizing their dedicated service to injured workers. Ultimately, we thank our clients for the privilege of serving them since it is the recognition of representing the injured that resulted in being honored as the best 5% of attorneys.

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I would like to say that Ron Calhoon is the best that there is! Through the whole experience of the wc ordeal, I never once felt like just a case to him or his office. Any question I had, any concern, any thought was always answered and handled. He was always on top of things and when I did call or email, he knew exactly what was going on with my case and the response was always quick. Him and his staff were there through the whole thing to make the “nightmare” you go through with dealing with wc one that you knew that with all of the stress and long drawn out ordeal, that you did have them handling it. Again I can not stress enough that for as busy as life is and having his own firm, he never once made me feel like a wc case. I was a person, not a case number. My heartfelt Thanks always to him and his staff.

Melissa Groft, Hagerstown, MD