Kuemmerle v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

SMITH, Judge.

Raymond Kuemmerle appeals from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) decision denying Kuemmerle’s penalty petition filed due to the failure of Acme Markets, Inc. (Employer) to pay Kuemmerle’s medical bills. The issues presented are whether the WCJ erred in finding that Employer did not violate the Workers’ Compensation Act 1 when it failed to pay Kuemmerle’s medical bills incurred before the date of the WCJ’s termination order; whether the WCJ erred in failing to assess a penalty against Employer for its…