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Workers' Comp Prac Paralegal

Paralegal StudiesSchool of Legal Studies & Social Services

Learning Objectives

Course Objective

Program Objective and/or
Collegewide Student Competency

1.      Discuss the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act and legal concepts embodied in the Act.

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2.      Explain the right to compensation to employees for injuries arising out of the employment relationship.

 

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3.      Calculate benefits for different types of employment situations.

 

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4.      Explain the impact of change of status on benefits and the calculation thereof.

 

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5.      Explain the differences between occupational injury or disease and tort liability.

 

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6.      Explain obligations of employers and employees upon occurrence of injury.

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7.      Explain the practice and procedure before workers' compensation judges and appellate tribunals.

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8.      Analyze various trial issues including burden of proof, evidence, presumptions, expert witnesses, and attorneys' fees.

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