Legal Opinion
Atkins v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 6, 1999PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAHERTY, Judge.
Annette Atkins (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board), which affirmed the order of the Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that granted Stapley In Germantown’s (Employer or Defendant) termination petition. We affirm.
Claimant was injured while working as a housekeeper for Employer on April 16, 1993. Employer issued a Notice of Compensation Payable on May 6,1993, describing the injury as a lumbar sprain/strain. Employer filed a termination petition on August 6, 1993, alleging that Claimant’s disability had ceased on or…
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