Legal Opinion

Jamison v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 19, 2008No. 399 C.D. 2008PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Lori Jamison (Claimant) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) dismissing her claim petition. The Board affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that Claimant was not a traveling employee and, therefore, the injury she sustained while traveling to her place of employment was not compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. 1 For the reasons that follow, we will reverse the Board’s adjudication and remand the matter for further proceedings.

Claimant was employed as a home health nurse by…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Peterson v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Wachs v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  3. Southland Cable Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Roman v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Baby's Room v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Holler v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. MacKey v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  3. Rana v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Steckel v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Grill v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2016

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