Gaff v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

DOYLE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Bernard E. Gaff (Claimant) from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s decision dismissing Claimant’s claim petition on the basis that he had failed to give timely notice to Babcock and Wilcox, AM Industrial Contraction, Treadwell Corporation, Schneider, Inc., Combustion Engineering, McCrosson, and Foster Wheeler Energy Corporation (collectively Employers) in accordance with Section 311 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act), Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 631.

On January 8,…