Legal Opinion

Morris Painting, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 13, 2003PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JUDGE McGINLEY.

Morris Painting, Inc. (Employer) petitions for review from the order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that denied Employer’s modification petition.

Carlos Piotrowski (Claimant), an unauthorized alien, worked for Employer painting electric towers. Employer is an Ohio business that contracts throughout the United States. Claimant obtained his job with fake identification papers and a false social security number. On August 9, 1994, .Claimant fell off an electric tower and suffered a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Shick v. ShireySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Vinglinsky v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Reinforced Earth Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Reinforced Earth Co. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Graves v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Nickel v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  2. Campos v. Daisy Construction Co.Supreme Court of Delaware · 2014
  3. Mora v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Wright v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Lincow v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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