Anthony v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Senior Judge McCLOSKEY.

Mary Anthony (Claimant), widow of deceased worker, petitions for review of an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) affirming the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) terminating Claimant’s compensation benefits because she had entered into a meretricious relationship. We reverse.

Claimant is the widow of James Anthony, who died in an automobile accident in 1989. His death occurred while in the course and scope of his employment with Anderson Box Company, Inc. (Employer). As a result, Claimant began receiving workers’ compensation…