Fonder v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge COHN.

This is an appeal by George L. Fonder (Claimant) from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed an order of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) denying Claimant’s claim petition. We are asked to determine whether the Board and WCJ erred when they concluded that Claimant was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of his injury, which emanated from a vehicle accident.

Claimant was an over-the-road dispatcher for Fox Integrated (Employer). He had a fixed place of work at Employer’s terminal in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. His job…