McNichols v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation

OPINION BY

President Judge COLINS.

Appellant, John McNichols, appeals the order of the Lackawanna County Common Pleas Court (trial court) granting the Department of Transportation’s (PennDot) preliminary objections dismissing McNi-chols’ complaint. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

PennDot employed McNichols, an at-will employee, as a permanent, seasonal part- time equipment operator. He worked each year from November through April. The complaint stems from a 1998 work-related injury, and a subsequent workers’ compensation claim. Although PennDot initially denied the workers’…