Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

Opinion by

Senior Judge Barbieri,

Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation, Employer, appeals here the order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed a referee’s order awarding compensation benefits and assessing counsel fees against the Employer for the failure of a reasonable contest under Section 4.40 of the Workmen’s Compensation Act (Act),1 77 P.S. §996.

The Claimant in this case, Amber C. White, suffered a back injury in the course of her employment on September 3, 1981, while lifting garbage cans, each weighing approximately 100 pounds. She reported immediately to the…