Van Leer v. Workers' Comp. Appeal Bd.

OPINION BY JUDGE COVEY

Pamela Joan Van Leer (Claimant) petitions this Court for review of the Workers' Compensation (WC) Appeal Board's (Board) July 17, 2018 order affirming the WC Judge's (WCJ) decision denying Claimant's Claim Petition. The sole issue before this Court is whether Claimant's duties as a caretaker for a woman suffering from mild dementia comes within the domestic service exception to the WC Act (Act) 1 (Domestic Service Exception). 2

On June 2, 2016, Claimant was injured while taking care of her employer Suzanne Hudson (Employer/Hudson). Claimant filed the Claim Petition on…