Legal Opinion

Straight Line Express v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 8, 1995PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KELTON, Senior Judge.

Straight Line Express (Straight Line) petitions for review of the July 12, 1994 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board in which the Board affirmed the Referee’s calculation of benefits under Section 309(e) of the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act (the Act).1 We reverse and remand. *650The sole question before us involves the manner of calculating Claimant’s average weekly wage. Claimant had been working under two contracts, as an independent contractor of one company and as an employee of another company. The narrow issue is whether income earned under the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bethenergy Mines, Inc. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Johnson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  3. Deichler v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Pike v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Kelly v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State Workers' Insurance Fund v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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