Leber v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board

FRIEDMAN, Judge.

J. Keith Leber appeals from an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (WCAB) affirming a referee’s decision to deny compensation to Leber based on Leber’s failure to provide notice of his injury to employer within the 120 day time limit imposed by section 311 of The Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation Act, Act of June 2, 1915, P.L. 736, as amended, 77 P.S. § 631. 1 We affirm.

Leber was employed by Yellow Freight System, Inc. (Employer) as a dock worker. His duties involved operating a forklift to load and unload freight from tractor trailers. In June 1990, Leber…