Department of Labor & Industry v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

ORDER

AND NOW, this 10th day of May, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The first issue, rephrased for clarity, is:(1) Whether the payments made by Excelsior Insurance to Claimant, for which Excelsior Insurance sought reimbursement from the Supersedeas Fund, constituted payments of compensation within the meaning of Section 443 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”), 77 P.S. § 999(a), and were, therefore, subject to reimbursement by the Supersedeas Fund, or whether such payments constituted the payment of costs associated with obtaining the settlement of Claimant’s…