Scheffer v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge Barbieri,

The claimant, Jose Scheffer, appeals an order of the Workmen’s .Compensation Appeal Board affirming a referee’s decision denying the claimant an award of counsel fees, interest, and a penalty against his employer, San Juan Credit Furniture, under' The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. §§1-1066.

' On April 15, 1977, the claimant suffered a work related injury in which he sustained a sprained right shoulder. The employer issued a Notice of Compensation Payable to the claimant, making payments until the…