Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 23, 1999PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SAYLOR, Justice.
This appeal presents the single issue of whether an employee is entitled to receive workers’ compensation benefits for an injury sustained while off duty, but present at her workplace to obtain her paycheck.
Appellant, Nannie G. Hoffman (“Claimant”), was employed as a unit clerk/unit secretary by Appellee, Westmoreland Health System (“Employer”), and was paid bi-weekly on Fridays. As part of its regular policy, Employer provided three options for obtaining paychecks: direct deposit to a financial institution; delivery by regular mail; or personal retrieval by the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Harper & Collins v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Bowman v. DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESOUR.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Paulin v. Williams Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Dana Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Merchant v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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