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October 28, 2002

AFL-CIO Announces - Injured Workers Can Now File A Petition
Online!
Expressed opinion by AFL-CIO via Michael A. Kerstetter, PFIW
Dauphin County
File the Petition to: (LIBC-378) Via the
Web!
L&I offers another "friction free" online customer service
enhancement that allows customers to file petitions on workers' compensation
(WC) cases.
Now, customers can complete an online Petition To" form to
request that a WC judge review medical treatment or billing: stop payment of WC
payments: reduce, increase, reinstate or suspend WC benefits: or review a case
for mistakes, offsets, or agreement changes.
Benefits of filing electronically:
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Registration is easy and available any time of the day, except
from 3:00 a.m. - 4:30 a.m.
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Notice is given immediately of transmission to the Bureau of
Workers' Compensation.
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Assignment to WC judge is faster.
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Customer saves time and money.
How to:
The Petition To:, except for a Petition To: Terminate Benefits
Based on a Physicians Affidavit of Recovery, should be submitted to the Bureau
of Workers' Compensation via the L&I website:
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Log onto PA PowerPort at
www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: "workers comp."
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Click Online Services; then click Workers'
Compensation Petition To:.
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Read the instructions provided, and click on the Petition
To: Electronic Submission link.
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After reading additional instructions, click Proceed,
and you will be instructed on how to obtain a password.
This new online service follows a recent bureau project, which
allows employers to file WC injury reports via the Internet. For more
information on either of these services:
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