Legal Opinion
Esssroc Materials v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided September 24, 1999PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Judge.
Essroc Materials (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming the decision of the workers’ compensation judge (WCJ)(1) to assess a penalty against Employer as a result of Employer’s failure to pay compensation to Gerald Braho (Claimant) in accordance with the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 (Act), and (2) to award attorney fees against Employer for Employer’s unreasonable contest of that penalty. We reverse with respect to the award of attorney fees and affirm in all other respects.
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