Elliott Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge FLAHERTY.

Elliott Company (Employer) petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) granting Kenneth Shipley (Claimant) workers’ compensation benefits for hearing loss. Claimant has also filed a Motion for Assessment of Counsel Fees. We affirm the Board’s order and grant Claimant attorney’s fees pursuant to Pa. R.A.P. 2744.

On October 31, 1995 Claimant filed a Claim Petition alleging that, as of September 28, 1995, he suffers from bilateral hearing loss as a result of…