Lewistown Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

Lewistown Hospital (Employer) appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) awarding compensation benefits to Paulette Kuhns (Claimant) and awarding attorney’s fees to Claimant’s counsel based on Employer’s unreasonable contest, pursuant to section 440 of the Workers’ Compensation Act (Act).1

Claimant, a licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.), had been employed by Employer continuously from September of 1970 until December 30, 1991. In 1989, she began working in the hospital’s extended care…