United States Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Judge MacPhail,

United States Steel Corporation (Employer) brings this consolidated appeal from two separate orders of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a referee.

Despite the Employer’s success in prevailing before the referee in each of these cases it appealed to the Board contesting the referee’s failure to award the Employer costs, including attorneys’ fees, for attending and preparing these cases, which the Employer alleges were brought in bad faith. The Board affirmed the referee’s denial of costs in both cases stating the Pennsylvania…