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Product Description An easy to understand, complete overview of the WC laws and regulations in Pennsylvania, the 2010/2011 Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Guide answers nearly every question about workers compensation: who is entitled to receive workers compensation; WC insurance; how to manage your in-house programs; controlling costs; and what to do when faced with WC litigation. The 2010/2011 Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Guide is written by the leading workers compensation experts in Pennsylvania: the Director of the Bureau of Workers Compensation, the Deputy Secretary of Compensation and Insurance, WC Bureau Chiefs, and top Pennsylvania attorneys and consultants. No other guide presents this detailed help from such a knowledgeable group of authors, all to reduce the amount of work and time needed to administer your company's workers comp program. About the Author Authors include: Editor-in-Chief James E. Pocius, Esq. Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin; Robert L. Conrad, CPCU, ARM, Claims Operations Manager, Pennsylvania Insurance Department; Elizabeth Crum, Deputy Secretary for Compensation and Insurance, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry; Suzanne M. Emmet, CPCU, ARe, Senior Vice President, Claims; Eastern Alliance Insurance Group; Len E. Negley, Chief, Health and Safety Division, PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation; W. Jeffrey Sidebottom, Esq., Barley Snyder LLC; and Jasen E. Walker, Ed.D., CRC, CCM, President & Director of Services, CEC Associates, Incorporated. Contributing authors include: David A. Cicola, Western District Judge Manager, Workers' Compensation Office of Adjudication; Niki T. Ingram, Shareholder, Marshall, Dennehey, Coleman & Goggin; William Keefer, Manager, Report Processing and Audit Section, PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation; John T. Kupchinsky, Director, PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation; Robert Pierce, Manager, Certification, Health and Safety Division, PA Bureau of Workers' Compensation; and Mar