Brilliant & Neiman LLC

Brilliant & Neiman LLC We are a law firm that limits its practice to representing injured workers throughout Pennsylvania in PA workers' compensation cases

A Workers' Compensation Judge in PA can set practices and procedures for how he or she wants cases tried before them, bu...
08/24/2026

A Workers' Compensation Judge in PA can set practices and procedures for how he or she wants cases tried before them, but the WCJ cannot contradict requirements contained within the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act.

As most of you know, the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation System is within its own “bubble.” PA workers’ compensation cases are not litigated in the general State court system. Within this ...

One can have a condition before having a work-related injury, and still have a PA workers' compensation case.  A new cas...
07/30/2026

One can have a condition before having a work-related injury, and still have a PA workers' compensation case. A new case from the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania tells us more about when such an "aggravation" of a preexisting condition ends.

Just because an injured worker had some problems with a body part before a work injury does not preclude a “new injury” in a PA workers’ compensation case. The concept of “aggravation” of a ...

PA Workers' Compensation cases get complicated when an employee is injured, outside the work place, while on a break.  E...
07/15/2026

PA Workers' Compensation cases get complicated when an employee is injured, outside the work place, while on a break. Each case is unique, depending on the exact facts. But, the Commonwealth Court of PA did recently issue a decision which gives us some guidance.

A work injury in Pennsylvania is generally compensable if the injured worker is hurt while in the scope and course of his or her employment. Simple, right? The hard part comes with understanding ...

Philadelphia Workers' Compensation Hearing Office gets two new Workers' Compensation Judges!
05/06/2026

Philadelphia Workers' Compensation Hearing Office gets two new Workers' Compensation Judges!

Recently, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Workers’ Compensation announced that two new Workers’ Compensation Judges (WCJs) have been added to the bench, and will be hearing cases in the Philadelphia ...

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