Johnstown Housing Authority v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge McGINLEY.

Johnstown Housing Authority (Employer) petitions for review from the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) to grant Edward Lewis’ (Claimant) claim petition and assess a fifty percent penalty against Employer and assess counsel fees against Employer for unreasonable contest.

Claimant was employed as a maintenance worker in Employer’s maintenance department since 1985. On July 31, 2002, as Claimant was getting supplies, he tripped over a raised rubber tile in Employer’s garage and…