Legal Opinion
Whiteside v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 22, 1994No. 2569 C.D. 1993PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELLEGRINI, Judge.
Jean Whiteside (Claimant) appeals an order of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeal Board (Board) reversing the Referee’s decision granting Claimant’s petition for compensation because stress at work caused her disabling physical injuries. Characterizing her injuries from stress solely as mental, the Board reversed, because she had not established that the stress flowed from abnormal working conditions.
Claimant was employed by Burroughs Corporation (Burroughs) since 1966. In 1987, Burroughs merged with another company to form UNISYS Corporation (Employer). As a result of the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- General Electric Co. v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. CzepurnyjCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- McDonough v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Workmen's Compensation Appeal Board v. F. W. Woolworth Co.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Steinle v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Empire Steel Castings, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Roundtree v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Murphy v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Mercy Catholic Medical Center)Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Old Republic Insurance v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Panyko v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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