What Counts as an Occupational Disease Under Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act (77 P.S. § 27.1)? - Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C.

BSPE Legal Marketing Podcast · Oct 10, 2026 · 3m · transcript

From Luxenberg Garbett Kelly & George P.C. - What Counts as an Occupational Disease Under Pennsylvania's Workers' Compensation Act (77 P.S. § 27.1)? breaks down how Pennsylvania law identifies which work-related illnesses qualify for workers' compensation benefits. The Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act lists specific diseases tied to particular exposures or occupations, while Section 108(n) offers a catch-all test for unlisted conditions, requiring proof of employment exposure, a causal relationship to the occupation, and an incidence substantially greater than in the general population…