J.H. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

DISSENTING OPINION BY

Judge FRIEDMAN.

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s opinion in this matter.

At the outset, I must register my dismay that the outcome of this case must turn on the arcane notion of “meretricio'us relationship.” Webster’s Third New International Dictionary 1413 (1993) (emphasis added) defines the term meretricious as “of or relating to a prostitute; having a harlot’s traits.” The term carries extremely pejorative connotations, and its usage comes from another time in history. Both the dictionary definition and the context in which the term is used in section 307(7) of…