City of Scranton v. Bureau of Workers' Compensation

FLAHERTY, Senior Judge.

The City of Scranton (Employer) petitions for review of an order of a Hearing Officer which affirmed the decision of the Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (Bureau) denying Employer’s application to renew self-insurance status under the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act). 1 We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

Initially, we note that pursuant to Section 305 of the Act, 77 P.S. § 501, an employer may elect to self-insure its liability for the payment of workers’ compensation benefits by applying for self-insurance status with the Bureau.…