Geriatric & Medical Centers v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

I respectfully dissent. Because the first paragraph of section 413(a) of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act)1 states that a referee may review and set aside a Notice of Compensation Payable at any time where it is in any material respect incorrect and because Geriatric & Medical Centers (Employer) has proven that section 3 of the Ridesharing Act2 legally precludes the payment of compensation benefits to Theresa Facey (Claimant) and, thus, makes the Notice of Compensation Payable null and void, I would reverse.

The majority has reached the opposite result by relying upon several…