Jecker v. Plumbers' Local 107

OPINION

JOHNSON, Judge.

Thomas Martin Jecker, a former participant in an apprenticeship program conducted by Plumbers’ Local 107, petitions this Court for review of an opinion of the Workers’ Compensation Board, which reversed the award he received from the Administrative Law Judge for partial disability and medical benefits. Since the facts pertaining to Jecker’s participation in the apprenticeship program are not disputed, we hold that the Board correctly determined as a matter of law that Jecker was not an employee of Local 107.

In 1993, Jecker’s application to a five-year apprenticeship…