Avalotis Painting v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

CRAIG, President Judge.

Employer Avalotis Painting appeals an order of the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board that affirmed a referee’s decision granting worker’s compensation benefits to claimant Joseph P. Markulin, under section 301(c)(2) of the Act, Act of June 2,1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 411(2). The employer filed a petition for reconsideration of the board’s decision, which the board denied.

The sole issue the employer raises in this appeal is whether the board erred in concluding that the employer is responsible for workmen’s compensation benefits to the…