J.H. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

J.H. (Claimant) petitions for review of an October 24, 2001 order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to terminate Claimant’s compensation benefits because she entered into a marriage-like relationship with a man not her husband.

*188Claimant is the widow of Dallas EL, who died in an accident on June 21, 1983, while working for Oley Township (Employer). As a result, Claimant and her son, Sean EL, were awarded workers’ compensation benefits.1 On December 23,1998, Employer filed a petition to…