Metro Ambulance v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

MIRARCHI, Senior Judge.

Metro Ambulance (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) finding that Employer, without adequate excuse, untimely filed an answer to the claim petition of Mary T. Duval (Claimant).

Claimant was employed by Employer on a part-time basis as an emergency medical technician. On October 15, 1993, Claimant filed a claim petition in which she alleged that she suffered a work-related injury to her right knee on August 25, 1993. On December 30, 1993, Employer filed an…